We step into Cinderella’s enchanted world. Fairy tales are, by default, bittersweet. Our princess-in-waiting meets the steely glint of Prokofiev’s music in one of the most dazzling ballet scores ever written. Stories don’t always go in one direction as we’ll find out in, Concentric Paths, a violin concerto by Thomas Adès, a musical ellipsis – it orbits, restless and haunting. Tonight’s soloist is Christian Tetzlaff, one of the world’s most exciting violinists, and the synergy between composer and violinist promises to be spellbinding. Meanwhile,
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote some of the 20th century’s most passionate and colourful music and our Chief Conductor John Storgårds opens the book on Shostakovich’s world of pain and parody. Even the youthful First Symphony is a tragicomedy – no spoilers but expect a rollercoaster ride.
Ticket Information
Tickets £14.50 to £29.00
(All ticket prices include £3.00 booking fee)
Disabled patrons 50% off
Senior & Claimants 20% off
U26s & Students £6
To book wheelchair seats or other access requirements please email supervisors@bridgewater-hall.co.uk or call the Box Office on 0161 907 9000
Pre-concert entertainment
Ahead of the concert, Royal Northern College of Music student Tsukushi Mitsuda (piano) will be performing in the Stalls Café Bar from 6.30pm.
Pre-concert programme
Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in D minor, K 9
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op 14
Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 (v. No. 5 in G major, xi. No. 11 in B major)
Chopin: Impromptu No. 1
Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso Op. 14
Tsukushi Mitsuda appears by kind permission of the RNCM.
