Saffron HallAudley End Road, Saffron Walden, East of England, CB11 4UH, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Friday 29 September 2023 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Egmont, Op.84: Overture | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz 112 | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op.70 |
Performers
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Edward Gardner | Conductor |
| Christian Tetzlaff | Violin |
A season-opening programme full of the rhythms, dances and melodies of central and eastern Europe and a visit from one of the world’s great violinists.
Bartók’s flamboyant concerto has been characterised as a love letter to his beloved Hungary before leaving his homeland forever, with folk-tinged melodies and the ebullience of a Gypsy band emerging from the shimmering sonic haze of its opening. The rich-toned and breathtakingly agile playing of Christian Tetzlaff promises pathos and pyrotechnics. In Dvořák’s brooding, impassioned symphony the cross rhythms of Bohemia’s peasant dances are underpinned by a melancholy undertow. An appropriately vigorous Beethoven overture sets the scene.
© Giorgia Bertazzi
