Busy whispers and buzzing excitement lead to gargantuan climaxes in Mozart鈥檚 ever-popular overture to the opera Le nozze di Figaro. Witty, scampering and joyful throughout, it鈥檚 the perfect opener to any concert. Mendelssohn鈥檚 Fifth Symphony foreshadows a similar elegant melodiousness 鈥� intended to symbolise Protestant Reformation, this symphony journeys through dramatic outbursts, aria-like solos and jaunty chorales towards triumph in the face of reform. To conduct we鈥檙e delighted to welcome J枚rg Widmann to make his debut with 大象传媒 NOW.

Violinist Carolin Widmann has made a name internationally as one of the finest performers of the Classical and Romantic repertoire, so it is hardly surprising when you hear she told her brother J枚rg as a youngster that he was crazy upon asking her to try out some extended techniques! Written for and dedicated to Carolin, his second Violin Concerto uses the solo line as the works narrator, giving the violin its own voice and exploring the virtuoso Romantic style Carolin revels in.