Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman): Overture | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, Op.60 | |
| Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928) | Glagolitic Mass |
Performers
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Tomáš Netopil | Conductor |
| Andrea Danková | Soprano |
| Karen Cargill | Mezzo-soprano |
| Aleš Briscein | Tenor |
| Jochen Schmeckenbecher | Bass-baritone |
| London Philharmonic Choir | |
| Orfeó Català |
Netopil Conducts Janácek's Glagolitic Mass
In his masterful Glagolitic Mass, Leos Janácek set about creating a celebration of the God he glimpsed in the physical world around him. Inspiration struck in the misty Luhacovice woods. 'Its moist scent was the incense', wrote the composer, 'I felt a cathedral grow out of the giant expanse of woods... Now I hear the voice of each arch-priest in the tenor solo, a maiden angel in the soprano - and in the choir I hear our people.'
After a storm-tossed overture by Wagner and Beethoven's radiant Fourth Symphony, we hear all the blazing fanfares, raw outcries and hushed humility of Janácek's Mass inspired by the wonder of life.
