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Christoph Eschenbach conducts Bach and Mendelssohn

Name: Christoph Eschenbach conducts Bach and Mendelssohn
Start: 2025-03-20T19:30:00
Location: The Sheldonian Theatre

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

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Two things inspired Mendelssohn more than anything else: travel and literature. This concert under Christoph Eschenbach celebrates both, opening with all the magic and mystery of the composer’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the play by Shakespeare for which he wrote extensive incidental music, and concluding with the boundless exhilaration and joy of his Italian Symphony, which overflows with the composer’s unique brand of perfected spon...

Program

Mendelssohn - Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bach - Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major

Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 in A major

Participants

Christoph Eschenbach

Conductor

Thomas Zehetmair

Violin

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer

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