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Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
8 Jan 2014, Barbican, London
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Â鶹Éç SO 2013-14 Season Beethoven, Schumann and Matthews

Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven, Schumann and Matthews
Wed 8 Jan 2014 Concert Hall
An exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews.
An exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews.

Programme

Performers

  • Sakari Oramo
    conductor
    conductor
  • Horn players of the Â鶹Éç SO
    Martin Owen, Michael Murray, Andrew Antcliff and Nicholas Hougham
    Martin Owen, Michael Murray, Andrew Antcliff and Nicholas Hougham

Concert Information

For his second programme in the season, Sakari Oramo offers an exhilarating menu of Beethoven, Schumann and Colin Matthews. Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony was, and remains, a revolutionary statement of genius. The blazing ‘hunting’ horns in the symphony’s trio, perfectly echoe Schumann’s glorious Konzertstück for four horns, showcasing soloists from the Â鶹Éç SO, and the heroic, romantic and soulful qualities of the instrument.

Traces Remain, a new commission from Colin Matthews, takes its name and inspiration from a book of essays by Charles Nicholl: ‘the sudden presence, the glimpse behind the curtain, the episode measured in minutes and preserved across the centuries’.