Summer warmth for a winter鈥檚 afternoon: Mendelssohn鈥檚 grand guignol overture rings up the curtain on an concert of brightness, shadow, and pure, heartfelt song. Mahler鈥檚 delicate intermezzo leads gently into Britten鈥檚 tear-stained tribute to the music of the Tudor era; emotion quietly stripped bare, and performed here by the exceptional young French viola player and 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud. And then, an explosion of sunshine, as the rising British conductor Alpesh Chauhan dishes up first Rossini鈥檚 piquant comedy overture, and then Mendelssohn鈥檚 most uninhibited symphony. 鈥淭he 大象传媒 SSO has a real find on its hands鈥� wrote The Herald of Chauhan鈥檚 Glasgow debut in 2015; his two visits this season are keenly awaited.
The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.