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Friday 2 February 2022 | 7:30pm
Royal Concert Hall
Tickets £11.50 to £37.50
Russian violinist Alena Baeva joins rising star French maestro, Maxime Pascal for Beethoven's enduringly popular Violin Concerto. Revolutionary in conception, it treats the soloist as a co-creator in its grand design, rather than as a virtuosic showpiece. After the drama of the symphonically-scaled first movement, Beethoven gives us a serene slow movement before a buoyant rondo dances its way to the finish. Inspired by the Berlioz's obsessive love for the actress Harriet Smithson, the Symphonie Fantastique is a feverish, partly autobiographical drama of an artist haunted by the image of his ideal woman. It's a tremendous showpiece, with a finale like no other as the hero attends his own 'funeral', a diabolic witches' sabbath. With Berlioz's imagination firing at white heat, this torrid tale is delivered with terrific élan, taking the orchestra into previously unimagined places.
Age Guidance: 7+
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes, estimated end time: 9.35pm
Maxime Pascal conductor
Alena Baeva violin
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
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