London Philharmonic Orchestra: An Autumn Symphony

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

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Programme

Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)	Poème, for violin and orchestra, Op.25
Respighi, Ottorino (1879-1936)	Poema autunnale
Paganini, Niccolò (1782-1840)	Caprice no. 2 for solo violin in B minor, Op.1 no.2
Marx, Joseph (1882-1964)	Eine Herbstsymphonie (An Autumn Symphony)

Performers

Vladimir Jurowski	Conductor
Julia Fischer	Violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Imagine a huge, sumptuous musical panorama of the world in autumn, written for an enormous orchestra, and bathed in radiant colours and lush romantic melodies. Incredibly, the Austrian composer Joseph Marx's An Autumn Symphony was forgotten for over 80 years after its controversial premiere in Vienna in 1922; but anyone who loves Mahler or Richard Strauss needs to hear the first UK performance of this extraordinary hymn to nature. Julia Fischer's performances of Chausson's rapturous Poème and Respighi's haunting Autumn Poem will set the mood wonderfully for what looks like being another landmark musical rediscovery by Vladimir Jurowski.

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Autumnal bacchanale from the LPO

Mark Pullinger, 30th November

In the last week, the LPO has been on a journey through the seasons. Tonight, it was mists and mellow fruitfulness, courtesy of rarities by Respighi and Marx.

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