Nil Venditti conducts Ravel, Musgrave and Say
Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti returns to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra for a programme of farewells.
Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin pays homage to the stylings of bygone French keyboard music – each movement taking the form of a traditional Baroque dance, and dedicated to friends of the composer who had died fighting in World War I.
Meanwhile, two world premieres offer their own goodbyes: Thea Musgrave’s In Memoriam pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and features violinist Johan Dalene and oboist Nicholas Daniel, whilst Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Adieu is a parting gift to former Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Director Paul Hughes, once again featuring Nicholas Daniel, this time on the cor anglais.
Bridging the gap between these two gestures, another riveting feature from Ravel – the virtuosic rhapsody, Tzigane, for which Johan Dalene once again takes up the violin.
Programme:
Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Thea Musgrave In Memoriam (Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3 Commission & World Premiere)
Maurice Ravel Tzigane
Mark-Anthony Turnage Adieu (World Premiere)
Interval
Fazil Say Symphony No. 5 (UK Premiere)
Nil Venditti conductor
Nicholas Daniel oboe & cor anglais
Johan Dalene violin
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra