| Alban Gerhardt | Cello |
| Ulster Orchestra | |
| Daniele Rustioni | Conductor |
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin…
In a season with many stories to tell, our Opening Concert has everything! Magicians, princes, pirates and Greek gods will take their turn to spin their tales in a concert that starts with a piece made famous by Mickey Mouse in Disney’s Fantasia and we end on a Greek island, with a love story given some Divine guidance from Pan to keep things on track.
Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante is full of musical drama and requires a commanding soloist. We are delighted to welcome Alban Gerhardt, whose recording of the piece received massive acclaim - The Sunday Times said “Gerhardt proves such a winning interpreter, revelling in Prokofiev’s melancholy-tinged melodies and the dazzling high jinks of the phenomenally difficult bravura that [Prokofiev] devised.” We’re in excellent company as we raise the curtain on the 2023/24 Season!