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´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
27 Apr 2017, Glasgow City Halls
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´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO 2016-17 Season Bostridge Sings Britten

´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Bostridge Sings Britten
19:30 Thu 27 Apr 2017 Grand Hall
Ian Bostridge performs Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Ian Bostridge performs Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

Programme

Concert information

Elgar’s Third Symphony might have changed the course of British music – if only he’d lived to finish it. In 1997, composer Anthony Payne wove Elgar’s abandoned fragments into a full-length symphonythat’s infinitely more than one of music’s greatest might-have-beens: dark, noble and rich in Elgarian melody, it’s like hearing Sir Edward himself speaking to us once more, and no-one who loves his music can afford to ignore it. John Wilson, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SSO’s new Associate Guest Conductor opens a new chapter in his ongoing love-affair with British music, and joins Ian Bostridge to explore the dappled shade and brilliant light of Britten’s enchanted Serenade. No living singer understands this music better than Bostridge.

Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
John Wilson talks about his love of British music.

The main concert will be recorded for future broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3.