19:30 Wednesday 10 Aug 2016
Royal Albert Hall
Henri Dutilleux: Timbres, espace, mouvement
HK Gruber: Busking (London premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Mats Bergström, banjo
Claudia Buder, accordion
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Two centuries on, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has lost none of its shattering power. A tirade against destiny, it remains one of the most compelling yet perfect musical arguments ever created. Sakari Oramo conducts it here, after the pulsating drive of HK Gruber's Busking, performed by Håkan Hardenberger, the soloist for whom it was created, and an unusual ensemble of accordion, banjo and strings. But, to start, music of pictorial delicacy: Henri Dutilleux's sonic reproduction of the cosmic, whirling effect of Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night.
Royal Albert Hall
Henri Dutilleux: Timbres, espace, mouvement
HK Gruber: Busking (London premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Mats Bergström, banjo
Claudia Buder, accordion
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Two centuries on, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has lost none of its shattering power. A tirade against destiny, it remains one of the most compelling yet perfect musical arguments ever created. Sakari Oramo conducts it here, after the pulsating drive of HK Gruber's Busking, performed by Håkan Hardenberger, the soloist for whom it was created, and an unusual ensemble of accordion, banjo and strings. But, to start, music of pictorial delicacy: Henri Dutilleux's sonic reproduction of the cosmic, whirling effect of Van Gogh's painting The Starry Night.
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