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Afternoon Performance: Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten's Cello Symphony

Name: Afternoon Performance: Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten's Cello Symphony
Start: 2026-03-12T14:00:00
Location: City Halls

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Commissioned in 1945 by the Ministry of Education for a children’s film titled “Instruments of the Orchestra”, Britten’s cheery tour de force is the perfect excuse to show off the considerable talents of the BBC SSO’s individual players. You’ll also be stunned by the “consummate artistry” (The Guardian) of Alban Gerhardt as he performs Britten’s deeply expressive Cello Symphony, originally written for the great Russian virtuoso Mstislav Rostropov...

Program

Edward Elgar - Falstaff

Benjamin Britten - Cello Symphony

Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Thea Musgrave - Aurora

Participants

Alban Gerhardt

Cello

Ryan Wigglesworth

Conductor

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Producer