A Hero’s Life

Sat 27 Jun 2009 7:00pm at Symphony Hall

Claire Booth

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.

c.9.15pm Post-concert conversation
With Andris Nelsons and Stephen Maddock.

£9.50, £13.50, £17, £20.50, £23.50, £28, £32, £37, £39.50

Andris Nelsons – conductor
Claire Booth – soprano
Hilary Summers – mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy – tenor
Graeme Broadbent – bass
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Haydn: Nelson Mass 43’
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben 46’

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