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Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances

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Usher HallEdinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
Gershwin, George (1898-1937)Cuban Overture
Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)Clarinet Concerto
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)Symphonic Dances, Op.45
Performers
Timothy OrpenClarinet
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
John WilsonConductor

Join us as we cross the Atlantic to jazz-age America, where George Gershwin throws a party Cuban-style and Aaron Copland imagines city lights and wide, open spaces (with the help of the RSNO’s very own Timothy Orpen on clarinet). And amid the traffic and the skyscrapers, Sergei Rachmaninov dreams of another world in his electrifying (but heart-breaking) Symphonic Dances. John Wilson conducts, and there isn’t a conductor alive who brings more energy – or more emotion – to this fabulous music.

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Colour and sparkle from the RSNO and John Wilson in Rachmaninov
Simon Thompson, 11th March
John Wilson brings colour, sparkle and dynamism to Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances with the RSNO, while principal clarinet Timothy Orpen winds his way through Copland's Clarinet Concerto.
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Aaron CoplandClarinet ConcertoCuban OvertureGeorge GershwinJohn WilsonMembers of the Royal Scottish National OrchestraRoyal Scottish National OrchestraSergei RachmaninovSymphonic Dances, Op.45Timothy Orpen
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