Old Friends Made New

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale writes:

Combining period performance orchestras and later repertoire always makes for a thrilling experience—hearing familiar music performed in a fresh, vibrant way is like seeing an old master painting with years of accumulated grime removed after a restoration. Expect that “shock of the old” with this concert that features the great cellist Steven Isserlis performing both of Saint-Saëns’ cello concertos—the impassioned first and the fiendishly technical second with its fiery opening and serene and su ...