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Sat 8 Dec 7:30pm at Town Hall
Credit: Marco Borggreve
A hundred years ago Sibelius visited Birmingham where his music was regularly performed. It was at Birmingham’s 1912 Triennial Festival that he met his great contemporary Elgar and conducted the first British performance of his own Fourth Symphony, lean and concise yet full of explosive passion. Now, 50 years after Sibelius’s death and 150 years after Elgar’s birth, we bring these two composers together once again.
Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall says of tonight’s recommended concert:
“ We’re coming to the end of 2007 which has seen two anniversaries of two great composers whose music is featured tonight. Tonight, Elgar fans have their chance to enjoy the Violin Concerto, the violin was Elgar’s own instrument and he aimed to make a career as a soloist himself at one point.”
6.15pm Pre-concert talk: Lyndon Jenkins, Elgar and Sibelius at the 1912 Birmingham Festival
£5-£37.50 TH Classical Plan
John Storgards Conductor
Isabel van Keulen Violin
Elgar Violin Concerto 50’
Sibelius Symphony No 4 30’
Sibelius Finlandia 7’
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