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London Philharmonic under Osmo Vanska and Colin Currie (percussion). Schumann: Genoveva Overture. Kalevi Aho: Sieidi - Concerto for solo percussion and orchestra (world premiere).

Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Osmo Vanska makes a return visit to London for this concert which includes a premiere from one of his Finnish compatriots. Schumann's lively overture to Genoveva is enduringly popular, although the rest of the opera is rearly performed. Radiant joy and intense poetry characterise recent works from the pen of Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. His style continues to adapt and evolve, but he never ceases to interest listeners and make them aware of the world in alluring and enlightening ways. Here percussionist Colin Currie unveils the new concerto called 'Sieidi' a Sami word for an offering stone or a holy rock. It is followed by the symphony Brahms thought he could never write, post-Beethoven. His First symphony opens with a broad passage pulling in opposite directions, which then steamrollers towards an angelic Andante and a grand, striding finale.

Schumann: Genoveva: overture
Kalevi Aho: Sieidi - Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (world premi猫re)

Colin Currie (percussion)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Osmo V盲nsk盲 (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Apr 2012 19:30

Music Played

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra Part 1

    • Robert Schumann

      Overture from Genoveva - opera Op.81

      Conductor: Osmo VANSKA Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Kalevi Aho

      Sieidi - concerto for percussion and orchestra

      Conductor: Osmo VANSKA Performer: Colin CURRIE - Percussion Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra Part 2

    • Johannes Brahms

      Symphony no. 1 in C minor Op.68

      Conductor: Osmo VANSKA Performer: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Apr 2012 19:30

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