| jeudi 20 novembre 2025 | 19:30 |
| Moussa, Samy (n. 1984) | Elysium | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Concerto pour violon en la mineur, Op. 53 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphonie no. 3 en mi bémol majeur « Eroica », Op.55 |
| Gabriel Bebeșelea | Direction |
| Alena Baeva | Violon |
| Ulster Orchestra |
The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to return to Coleraine for their annual concert to perform this exhilarating concert with special guests, violinist Alena Baeva and conductor Gabriel Bebeşelea.
Heroes are dangerous – they can inspire us to great things, or, if they stumble, shatter our illusions. Elysium by Samy Moussa finds us in the everlasting paradise where heroes dwell; majestic, virtuous and ecstatically triumphant. Beethoven’s Third Symphony lost its original dedication when Napoleon turned from hero to villain and the epigraph simply became ‘Heroic... dedicated to the memory of a great man’; this extraordinary, revolutionary symphony makes a hero of Beethoven himself. Dvořák’s Violin Concerto was not written for a hero so much as a friend and collaborator in Joseph Joachim and it is bursting with Czech folk music influences, especially in its skirling, dancing final movement.
