Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme
Wagner Rienzi: Overture
Schumann Piano Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, ‘Scottish’
Performers
Jac van Steen conductor
Curtis Phill Hsu piano (Winner of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition 2024)
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The composers of the Romantic era liked their landscapes untamed, their stories sensational and their emotions larger-than-life – so that’s exactly what conductor Jac van Steen delivers tonight.
Mendelssohn conceived his ‘Scottish’ Symphony at twilight in Edinburgh, as he wandered the ruins of Holyrood Abbey: what follows is a sweeping musical drama of mist-covered moors and warring clans.
Wagner’s Overture to Rienzi is even more over the top: a rip-roaring musical swashbuckler inspired by a tale of bloody rebellion amid the ruins of Rome. You simply have to hear it!
And in between… well, we have a real treat for you as we present the newly crowned winner of the 2024 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Curtis Phill Hsu.
Kindly supported by the Fairlight Arts Trust.
Duration: approx. 2 hours (incl. interval)
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