Copland/Korngold/Vaughan Williams
19:30
Sat 24 Mar 2018
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Programme
- Appalachian Spring 鈥� suite(24 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(24 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in D major(39 mins)
Performers
- John Wilsonconductor
- Andrew Haveronviolin
Concert Information
George Bernard Shaw reputedly described England and the US as 鈥榯wo countries divided by a common language鈥�. John Wilson is our translator for two journeys into the great wide open: Copland鈥檚 Appalachian Spring paints a vivid portrait of rural Pennsylvania, while Vaughan Williams鈥檚 wartime Fifth Symphony sings of a troubled England. In between, a transatlantic classic: Andrew Haveron stars in the spirited Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold, who left Austria and became a pioneering composer in Golden Age Hollywood.
