Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen

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Bridgewater Hall Manchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom

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Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph), symphonic poem (ballad) for orchestra, Op.15
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)	Symphony no. 2, "The Four Temperaments", Op.16

Performers

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds	Conductor
Martin Roscoe	Piano

Preview 6.30pm
To be announced

Carl Nielsen lived life to the full and his Second Symphony is certainly testament to that; a red-blooded picture of human nature seen from all sides, bursting with great tunes and the brisk, sunlit freshness of a spring morning in the Danish countryside. It is the exuberant finale to a concert that begins with Sibelius' magical saga of the Finnish forests, and stars pianist Martin Roscoe in Beethoven's mighty Emperor Concerto. Energy, fantasy and untamed inspiration.

Post-Concert Performance
Martin Roscoe performs in the main auditorium.

Tickets: £34, £27, £23, £19, £14, £10

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BBC Philharmonic with Martin Roscoe and John Storgårds in Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen

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