大象传媒

Live from City Halls, Glasgow

Presented by Jamie MacDougall

The 大象传媒 SSO and Markus Stenz perform Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel and Schumann's Symphony No 2, and are joined by Wu Wei for Unsuk Chin's Sheng concerto, Su.

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28
Unsuk Chin: Su

8.20 Music Interval
Jonathan Cross joins Jamie to discuss the music of Unsuk Chin

8.40
Schumann: Symphony No 2, Op 61

Wu Wei (sheng)
Markus Stenz (conductor)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

A concert of merry pranks; an uplifting symphony; and a yearning concerto for a 3000 year old Chinese instrument.

Strauss's tone poem Till Eulenspiegel depicts the exploits of the boisterous titular folk hero in music of incredible verve and invention, and Schumann's Symphony No 2 is a melodic and ultimately joyous work which stands as one of the most enduring symphonies of the 19th century.

And the orchestra and Markus Stenz are joined by Sheng virtuoso Wu Wei to perform a boundary breaking concerto by Unsuk Chin. Her piece, Su -an Egyptian symbol representing air- is a haunting work which combines Chin's formal invention with the melodious sound of the 3000 year-old Chinese mouth organ to create a unique sonic experience.