A Hero’s Life

We are sorry to announce that Andrew Kennedy has withdrawn from the concerts on 24 & 27 June due to changes in his contracted opera work. We are very grateful to Ed Lyon for replacing him.

To close his first season, Andris Nelsons returns to his love of Richard Strauss, with the epic, semi-autobiographical tone poem in which the composer charts his marriage, his battles with his critics and his own earlier artistic creations. Haydn’s most famous mass – named for a great hero – also incorporates the sounds of war, and like Strauss, the composer pleads for a peace – Dona Nobis Pacem – that eventually arrives.