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Mendelssohn 'Scottish' Symphony in Edinburgh

Name: Mendelssohn 'Scottish' Symphony in Edinburgh
Start: 2023-05-14T15:00:00
Location: The Usher Hall

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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Inspiration comes in many forms. After visiting the Palace of Holyrood in 1829, the young Felix Mendelssohn wrote, ‘I believe I found today in the old chapel the beginning of my Scottish Symphony’. The Third might allude to the life of Mary Queen of Scots but it also pays tribute to toe-tapping folk tunes along the way. Kaija Saariaho found her inspiration in the mechanics and wonder of moving images (specifically those of filmmaker Ingmar Bergma...

Program

Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 in A minor

Kaija Saariaho - Laterna magica

Participants

Denis Kozhukhin

Piano

Simone Menezes

Conductor

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Producer

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