Rites of spring: Stravinsky, Hillborg and a spectacular Mendelssohn rediscovery from Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Sakari Oramo
Beth Taylor, alto
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
TBC, baritone
TBC, bass
Lawrence Power, viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
Felix Mendelssohn The First Walpurgisnacht
Anders Hillborg Viola Concerto
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
The ice thaws on the Harz mountains and as the sap rises, primal passions surge. A colourful retelling of pagan German myth, The First Walpurgisnacht isn’t what you might expect from a composer as familiar as Mendelssohn. But prepare to be surprised (and thrilled) tonight, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus unleash romantic music’s original rite of spring.
There’s only one way to follow that, of course, and Stravinsky’s shattering ballet is the explosive climax to a concert filled with raw instincts and untamed rhythms. “It’s spring for the viola”, too – in the words of one critic – and Anders Hillborg’s wildly imaginative new viola concerto is the perfect counterpart to Mendelssohn and Stravinsky, especially when played by its dedicatee, the fearless Lawrence Power.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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