There’s entrancing melody courtesy of Schubert’s elegant early Sonatina and Fauré’s exquisite Cello Sonata, plus passion from Clara Schumann’s adventurous Romances, and bustling Parisian energy in Martinů’s rarely-heard sonata. Kuusisto brings the concert to an exuberant conclusion with music from Stravinsky’s Faustian parable of a soldier’s struggles with the Devil for his very soul – and his beloved violin.

An afternoon with Pekka & friends

The Queen's Hall

Get up close with Finnish violin superstar Pekka Kuusisto in this intimate chamber afternoon. He’s joined by regular collaborator Simon Crawford-Phillips on piano, plus some of the SCO’s brilliant principal players, in music to charm, excite and entertain.  

SCO 24/25: An afternoon with Pekka & friends

Exploring the universal themes of homeland, displacement, and resilience, Reinaldo Moya, connects Greek poetry to contemporary stories of refugees with this ICO commissioned choral orchestral work, Home, Run Away from Me. Then audiences will land in sunny California with Martinu’s Sinfonietta La Jolla. Finally, ICO’s professional chorus returns for Haydn’s “Mass in the Time of War.”

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An afternoon with Pekka & friends · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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SCO 24/25: An afternoon with Pekka & friends · The Queen's Hall

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