大象传媒

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic in Berlioz's 'Symphonie fantastique', Arvo P盲rt's 'Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten' and Dutilleux's Cello Concerto, 'Tout un monde lointain...'.

Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Presented by Tom Redmond

Arvo P盲rt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Dutilleux: 'Tout un monde lointain...' Concerto for cello and orchestra

8.15 Music interval

8.35pm
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Leonard Elschenbroich (cello)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

With its startling and innovative use of the full palette of orchestra colour, Berlioz's fantasy takes us on an artist's opium-fuelled journey of tortured love and graphic horror. The compulsive melody and rhythms keep the audience entranced from first note to last and we share the protagonist's desperate unrequited love. The programme opens with a heartfelt meditation on loss of another kind, Arvo P盲rt's 'Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten', reflecting on his deep sorrow at the death of a composer P盲rt admired but just missed the opportunity of meeting. Dutilleux's 'Tout un monde lointain...' is also a tribute to the work and gifts of another artist. Here, in a piece written for Britten's friend Rostropovich, Dutilleux meditates on poetry by Baudelaire - reflection which inspires expressive music for the solo cello and tantalising textures for the orchestra.