Chopin and Elgar

15 Nov 2014, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

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麻豆社 Philharmonic 2014-15 Season Chopin and Elgar

Chopin and Elgar

19:30 Sat 15 Nov 2014 Main Auditorium

Revel in the emotion of Elgar鈥檚 majestic Second Symphony and Chopin鈥檚 First Piano Concerto

Programme

- - Witold Lutos艂awski
  - Symphonic Variations
- - Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
  - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
- - Edward Elgar
  - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major

Performers

麻豆社 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena
Conductor
Conductor
Garrick Ohlsson
Piano
Piano

Composers

Concert Information

Nothing in British music is more thrilling than the opening of Elgar鈥檚 Second Symphony, and nothing quite matches what follows: a no-holds barred emotional autobiography, ending in a sunset of heart-breaking beauty. Juanjo Mena guides us through the emotions and shares the brilliant musical fireworks of Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Symphonic Variations. And between post-war Poland and Edwardian England, the bridge is Chopin: the timeless romance of his First Piano Concerto played tonight by one of today鈥檚 true keyboard poets, Garrick Ohlsson.