Knights and angels

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Froissart Overture, Op.19
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K299 (K297c)
Alwyn, William (1905-1985)	Lyra Angelica Concerto for Harp and Strings
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)	Don Juan, Op.20

Performers

Lawrence Renes	Conductor
Juliette Bausor	Flute
Xavier de Maistre	Harp
London Philharmonic Orchestra

‘When chivalry lifted up her lance on high’: both Edward Elgar and Richard Strauss were master storytellers, and you can practically smell the testosterone when Strauss’s Don Juan leaps into red-blooded life. Elgar’s stirring early overture portrays a more courtly world, making it the perfect upbeat to Mozart’s stateliest concerto – a delightful showpiece for international harp virtuoso Xavier de Maistre and the LPO’s own Principal Flute Juliette Bausor. Then discover one of the real hidden treasures from our Isle of Noises: the neglected, radiantly poetic harp concerto Lyra Angelica by William Alwyn. It’s heavenly.

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Radiance and dazzle from Xavier de Maistre’s angelic harp

Mark Thomas, 7th November

A dynamic and dreamy concoction from the London Philharmonic under Lawrence Renes, with impeccable performances from harp virtuoso Xavier de Maistre and LPO Principal Flute Juliette Bausor.

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