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SUMMARY:An Evening with EMI Classics
DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of the 10th-anniversary of EMI Music Sound Foundation\, Walter H.Z. de Villiers shares with us a whimsical and (hopefully) humorous diary entry… Not too obvious a pseudonym\, hopefully! (Just a bit of self-protection!) \nWent along to an EMI Classics bash on Friday (23 March 2007) at Cadogan Hall\, London. Nice to be invited. Took a chum along – will call him ‘Chalky’ to also protect his identity: splendid chap\, been involved in lots of record-industry things. Tells you what he thinks! Tickets and wristbands had been sent in advance. Wristbands? You needed one to gain access to the pre-concert Reception. Had a coffee with ‘Chalky’ beforehand when said wristbands were attached to\, um\, wrists! Had difficulty with mine (and even more difficulty getting it off – took kitchen-scissors to it when I got home). Nice do. The red wine I chose was excellent and the oft-circulated canapés were very tasty. Caught up with other chums\, including those who keep one in gainful employment (if under a different name!). \nYou know how it is at a concert when you get annoyed by late-arriving members of the audience who have no doubt been to a reception … boot on other foot this time! Cadogan Hall full. Some well-known faces to be seen. \nThe excellent Kensington Symphony Orchestra was in position – do take in one of its concerts with long-standing conductor Russell Keable – and we were greeted by an EMI executive to begin the concert; didn’t quite catch his name – sorry – but he gave a witty introduction. Then Myleene Klass strolled on. Bright\, confident\, sassy\, very nice really – wasn’t absolutely sure who she was though (but then I don’t watch Reality Shows or listen to Classic FM) although I did know she has been signed-up as a pianist to record for EMI. Anyway she introduced the “first act” – bet that’s the first time Russell Keable has been termed an “act”! Anyway\, the KSO gave a rousing account of the Overture to Verdi’s opera “The Force of Destiny” – Russell Keable conducting his orchestra with typical musicality and the splendid boys and girls of this fine band responded likewise. \nWe then had\, Myleene told us\, Beethoven’s “Emperor Concert” (sic). The soloist was Thomas Kaurich\, Head of EMI Classics. No celebrity pianist\, Thomas is a graduate of the Juilliard School. He gave a poised\, up-tempo performance that could have been more variegated and less hard-edged (at times) but he was certainly sensitive (slow movement) and had a fine sense of momentum (finale) – Russell and the KSO were attentive partners. Expected applause to break out after the first movement … gratifyingly\, it didn’t. A lot of people stood at the end … why should such an upright position be thought of as ‘crawling’?! \nWe then had an interval. Bought ‘Chalky’ and myself an orange juice\, one each actually – well\, Chalky had bought the cappuccinos (sixth floor\, Peter Jones\, Sloane Square) – and we chatted with ‘Wilberforce’ (not his real name either!) who was on the (bottled) beer! \nBack for Part 2 of the concert. Myleene\, just signed to EMI Classics as a pianist (as I said)\, gave us a taster – a bit of floss by Michael Nyman (The heart asks pleasure first)\, which appears to be from his score for “The Piano”: so that was “The Piano” played on a piano (Myleene got that one out in her spoken intro). Don’t know what she is to record for EMI. She plays ‘nicely’ though\, but she doesn’t need to turn to the audience and smile\, unless she’s looking to hire herself out as a Liberace impersonator. Candelabra needed! After her solo\, Myleene was still motivating the audience! ‘Chalky’ thought he was at a talent show on commercial telly – you know\, where the programmes interrupt the previews and adverts! (BBC not excepted!) \nAnyway\, Myleene having put Natasha Marsh on the pedestal she didn’t need\, on strides the 6-foot (that’s why said pedestal not needed!)\, all-legs\, blonde\, provocatively dressed Natasha. But\, can she sing? Yes\, not bad at all: nice voice\, good phrasing\, plenty of feeling. Good choice of opera arias (a better word than ‘songs’!) – by Catalani (from “La Wally”) and a rather beautiful example from Nino Rota’s “Romeo and Juliet”\, which also featured a lovely flute solo from Mike Copperwhite (the ‘h’ missing from the programme’s listing of KSO-personnel). Has/will Natasha be stepping into fully staged opera with a demanding conductor and director? Or will she just be doing ‘bits of things’? \nThen a chair was carried on and placed at an oblique angle\, and strategically re-positioned by Russell. He was not provided with seating (told you he was long-standing!) while Natalie Clein stole the evening with some unaccompanied Bach and a (non-credited) arrangement for cello and orchestra of Rachmaninov’s Vocalise. ’Chalky’ thought Natalie was using gut strings – she might have been … lovely sound. \nThen to Alfie Boe\, introduced as “the finest tenor of his generation”. Well\, I thought (uncharitably\, maybe)\, such comment didn’t say much for the rest of them! This was after he had sung the tenor’s showpiece aria from Rossini’s “Stabat Mater” – quite nice but Alfie seems (live\, I haven’t heard his new CD) a bit tight tonally\, sometimes under the note\, and rather literal. (‘Chalky’ was less impressed!) But\, like Natasha\, at least Alfie sang in the original language (Latin in the case of Rossini) and didn’t need a microphone. Then Alfie\, with Myleene at the piano again\, gave us “A Living Prayer” by Ron Block. \nFinally\, Natasha and Alfie brought the ‘Drinking Song’ from Verdi’s “La Traviata”. She carried a bottle of champagne and two glasses\, both drank\, and Alfie made some daft (not deft!) movements (when he wasn’t singing). Reasonably well done. But Verdi lost! \n’Chalky’ (“I want to go”) and myself then left: it was the end of proceedings\, as printed. The programme came with a CD\, a sampler of the new recordings from Natalie\, Natasha and Alfie. \nSerious point. Why were we all there? Well\, to celebrate the 10th-anniversary of EMI Music’s Sound Foundation\, something of a well-kept secret\, it seems. It is “an independent music education charity\, established in 1997\, whose aim is to improve young people’s access to music education.” Natalie spoke with passion about EMI’s enterprise. More about Sound Foundation from the following link. \nSo\, please raise a glass to EMI’s initiative! And\, thanks\, EMI\, and all the musicians\, for an interesting evening. \nWalter H. Z. de Villiers \nwww.classicalsource.com \nAbout EMI Sound Foundation \nEMI Music Sound Foundation is an independent music education charity\, established in 1997 to improve young peoples’ access to music education in the UK & Ireland. The Foundation has helped over six thousand schools\, young people and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase of musical instruments and equipment and bursaries to over 500 music students around the UK to help with fees and living costs. The charity has supported 36 specialist Performing Arts schools and has given over £6 million in donations\, to date. \nFind out more at www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/an-evening-with-emi-classics/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20080122T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20080122T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220615T151638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220816T141515Z
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SUMMARY:Stravinsky\, Beethoven and Martinů
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/stravinsky-beethoven-and-martinu/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20100120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20100120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220615T090241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T135906Z
UID:1813-1264015800-1264015800@kso.org.uk
SUMMARY:Dohnányi\, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky
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URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/dohnanyi-tchaikovsky-and-stravinsky/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20110125T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20110125T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220615T084859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T085041Z
UID:1794-1295983800-1295983800@kso.org.uk
SUMMARY:Poulenc\, Rachmaninov and Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/poulenc-rachmaninov-and-beethoven/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20120124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20120124T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220614T161033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T161240Z
UID:1715-1327433400-1327433400@kso.org.uk
SUMMARY:Hindemith\, Brahms and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/hindemith-brahms-and-dvorak/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160125T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160125T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220607T124258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220816T190837Z
UID:980-1453750200-1453750200@kso.org.uk
SUMMARY:Moeran\, Ravel and Vaughan Williams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/moeran-ravel-and-vaughan-williams/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170123T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220607T122703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220814T161613Z
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SUMMARY:Stravinsky and Bruckner
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/stravinsky-and-bruckner/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180123T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220607T101857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T104708Z
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SUMMARY:Stravinsky and Schubert
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/stravinsky-and-schubert/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190513T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220607T100305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T140302Z
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SUMMARY:Lyadov\, Sibelius and Huw Watkins
DESCRIPTION:Lyadov’s music inhabits a magical world\, peopled with unearthly spirits. The Enchanted Lake grows from a rippling opening theme contrasted with more rhythmic ideas evoking the water nymphs who live there. \nHuw Watkins says of his Symphony\, written for the Hallé Orchestra who premiered it in 2017\, that ‘the overall impression I hope the piece will generate is one of momentum and excitement’. \nThe vivid orchestration of Sibelius’s Four Legends conjures the atmosphere of the northern forests of the Kalevala\, Finland’s great national epic\, especially in the haunting second movement\, depicting a swan gliding on a dark river – The Swan of Tuonela.
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/lyadov-sibelius-and-huw-watkins-2/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220711T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220711T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220601T141349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T113959Z
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SUMMARY:Seating rehearsal at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:5.30 Shostakovich\n6.00 Dvorak\n6.25 Bacewicz\n6.30 Finish
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/seating-rehearsal-at-cadogan-hall/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220711T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220711T203000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220315T120348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T104419Z
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SUMMARY:Bacewicz\, Shostakovich and Dvořák
DESCRIPTION:Conductor Russell Keable leads Kensington Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák’s lyrical Symphony No.8. Writing the work at his summer residence in Bohemia\, the composer aimed for a marked contrast from his stormy previous symphony\, drawing inspiration from the folk music he loved. \nThe orchestra is joined by soloist Joseph Spooner for Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.2\, which marked the beginning of the composer’s late style. Written in Crimea\, the work includes a theme based on an Odesa street song. \nSpooner\, who performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician\, has received widespread praise for his recordings\, with his playing described as “ravishing” and “superb” by Gramophone and The Strad; “could not be better”\, said International Record Review. \nIn Grażyna Bacewicz’s Overture for Orchestra\, brass fanfares convey the sound of war\, but the Polish composer included a message of hope\, with timpani beating out the Morse code for “V”\, symbolising victory.
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/bacewicz-shostakovich-and-dvorak-at-cadogan-hall/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T183000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220610T140705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T140738Z
UID:1413-1678815000-1678818600@kso.org.uk
SUMMARY:Seating rehearsal at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/seating-rehearsal-at-cadogan-hall-2/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220202T094328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T162457Z
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SUMMARY:Stravinsky and Rachmaninov
DESCRIPTION:One of the composer’s most popular works\, Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony (1906-07) was written during his three-year stay in Dresden\, away from the political tumult in Russia that would lead to revolution. After revising his drafts extensively\, Rachmaninov conducted the première in 1908 to widespread acclaim\, restoring the confidence that had been shattered by the hostile reaction to his First Symphony nine years earlier. \nLasting around 60 minutes\, the work is a formidable piece\, opening with a dramatic first movement and a vigorous but lyrical scherzo. The critic Alfred J. Swan notes that\, at a time when composers were “preoccupied with tone colours\, Rachmaninov’s genius manifested itself in the shaping of renewed melodic form”\, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the famous Adagio\, with its beautiful melody for violins and solo clarinet. The work concludes with an exultant\, radiant finale. \nThe orchestra also performs Stravinsky’s ballet Agon (1953-57) – a Greek word meaning “contest” but also “anguish”. Its long gestation period encompassed the composer’s shift in musical style\, so the piece both reflects his diatonic idiom and introduces his 12-tone technique. The work is a series of dance movements\, some based on 17th-century French court dances such as the sarabande. \n\nDuration: around 1 hour 45 mins (including interval)
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/stravinsky-and-rachmaninov-at-cadogan-hall/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230626T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230626T183000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20220610T141720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T093950Z
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SUMMARY:Seating rehearsal at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/seating-rehearsal-at-cadogan-hall-3/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230626T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230626T193000
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CREATED:20220315T120048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T102243Z
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SUMMARY:Sibelius\, Maw and Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:KSO’s season comes to a close with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6\, the ‘Pathétique’ (1893). Written in Klin\, near Moscow\, the Symphony – which ends\, unusually\, with a slow movement – combines passion\, tragedy and pathos. \nOriginally titled ‘The Passionate Symphony’ by Tchaikovsky\, who considered it among his greatest works\, it received an enthusiastic response at its premiere in St Petersburg in October 1893\, conducted by the composer just nine days before his death. \nThe programme opens with Sibelius’ En Saga (1891-92\, revised 1902)\, a tone poem that has been variously likened to a fantasy landscape\, a hunting expedition or the storytelling of a bard. \nKSO also performs Dance Scenes (1995) by the British composer Nicholas Maw\, whose music has been described as modernist and neo-romantic. Maw puts various groups of instruments through their paces in this exuberant\, vigorous set of four dances that fizz with influences from Walton to Britten.
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/sibelius-maw-and-tchaikovsky-at-cadogan-hall/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T183000
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SUMMARY:Seating rehearsal at Cadogan Hall
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URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/seating-rehearsal-at-cadogan-hall-4/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240206T193000
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SUMMARY:Beethoven's Eroica at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:One of Beethoven’s best-loved works\, the ‘Eroica’ is a landmark in the transition between the Classical and Romantic periods. The four-movement symphony\, originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte and conducted by Beethoven at its premiere in Vienna in 1805\, has been described as ‘turning tradition upside down’ thanks to its wide emotional range. \nKSO welcomes rising star Alexei Watkins as soloist in the Horn Concerto (1969) by the British composer Ruth Gipps who studied with Vaughan Williams\, and was a soloist\, conductor\, lecturer and critic. The work – written for her son\, Lance Baker – is in the Romantic tradition\, featuring a scherzo in 7/8 time and a duet between horn and celeste. \nThe programme opens with Tone Poem (2012) by the Chinese-American violinist and Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer Chen Yi (b. 1953). Inspired by two 11th-century poems about southern Chinese landscape paintings\, her work addresses ‘the brimming waves\, the sunny day\, the dimming hills\, the rainy haze’.
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/beethovens-eroica-at-cadogan-hall/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250630T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250630T183000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
CREATED:20240510T112403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250526T102549Z
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SUMMARY:Seating rehearsal at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/seating-rehearsal-at-cadogan-hall-5/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Rehearsal
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250630T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250630T193000
DTSTAMP:20260507T194242
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SUMMARY:Rachmaninov and Shostakovich at Cadogan Hall
DESCRIPTION:Kensington Symphony Orchestra is joined by BBC Young Musician finalist Firoze Madon for Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1934). \nA set of 24 variations on the last of Paganini’s 24 Caprices for Solo Violin\, this popular showpiece is most famous for its slow 18th variation which features on numerous film and TV soundtracks. \nMusic director Russell Keable also leads KSO in The Sea and the Seagulls (1911/orch. 1930)\, Respighi’s orchestration of a piano piece from Rachmaninov’s Études-Tableaux\, Op. 33. \nThe concert opens with Anatoly Lyadov’s tone poem Kikimora (1909) which exhibits an exceptional flair for orchestral colour as it tells the story of a monster’s evil plans\, and concludes with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 (1924-25)\, completed when the composer was just 19. \nCombining tragedy with wit\, the work was an immediate success. Critics have since argued that it was influenced by vaudeville music\, Stravinsky’s Petrushka\, and Richard Strauss.
URL:https://kso.org.uk/event/concert-at-cadogan-hall-copy/
LOCATION:Cadogan Hall\, 5 Sloane Terrace\, London\, SW1X 9DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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