Ludovic Morlot conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Wagner prelude to Act 1, Lohengrin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
What is life without the warmth and inspiration of human affection? When virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim bounded into Brahms’s life like an energetic puppy, he utterly overwhelmed the composer, drawing from him a violin concerto that’s at once poised and playful. Béla Bartók – alone, exiled, ill and poor – might well have thought his compositional life over in 1943. His friend the conductor Serge Koussevitsky thought otherwise. He re-energised Bartók with encouragement and a major commission. Eight weeks later Bartók delivered his Concerto for Orchestra – a percussive, irrepressible and playful firecracker of a piece.
FREE 6.00pm–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall
A performance by Lambeth school children marking the culmination of their composition project, inspired by this evening's repertoire.
To hear selected movements from this concert, select a track below to open the music file. (Windows Media Player required.)
Brahms: Violin Concerto - I. Allegro non troppoBartok: Concerto for Orchestra - II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzandoBartok: Concerto for Orchestra - V. Finale: PrestoTICKETS: Ł9 - Ł55 BOOK NOW >You may also like: 
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