This listing is in the past
Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Ruy Blas overture, Op.95 | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | The Fair Melusina, overture in F major, Op.32 | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Symphony no. 5 in D major, "Reformation", Op.107 | |
In the first of its two concerts this
season the Leipzig Gewandhaus
pays tribute to the composerconductor
who, from the
mid-1830s, cemented its high
reputation from the podium.
At the heart of the
programme, one of the most popular of all
concertos is played by a dynamic young soloist.
Part 2 sheds new light on Mendelssohn’s
creativity with an unfairly neglected concert
overture he considered the ‘most intimate’ thing he
had produced, followed by the original version of a
symphony, receiving its UK premiere in this form.