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Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner

Name: Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner
Start: 2024-09-26T19:30:00
Location: Cadogan Hall

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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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 ...

Program

Richard Wagner - Rienzi

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto

Composer

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)

Composer

Participants

Jac van Steen

Conductor

Curtis Phill Hsu

Piano

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra