James MacMillan dedicated his Violin Concerto to the memory of his mother. But as last season鈥檚 acclaimed 麻豆社 SSO cycle of MacMillan鈥檚 piano concertos showed, there鈥檚 more to anything by MacMillan than meets the ear: as one critic put it, this is a work 鈥渟o full of ideas that you might wonder if he couldn鈥檛 have written two concertos鈥�. In the hands of its dedicatee, the great Vadim Repin, it鈥檚 an arresting companion-piece for Beethoven鈥檚 much-loved (and deceptively relaxed) 鈥楶astoral鈥� symphony, and the quiet revolution of Debussy鈥檚 sensuous Pr茅lude; works chosen by Donald Runnicles both to complement, and to strike sparks off, each other.
Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
Vadim Repin discusses his career and talks about
James MacMillan鈥檚 Violin Concerto.
Post-concert Coda
(approximately 10 minutes after the main concert)
Donald Runnicles and Vadim Repin in recital, including Fritz Kreisler鈥檚 Tambourin Chinois.
