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One of Richard Strauss鈥� most theatrical orchestral pieces, a 鈥榤ad set of variations鈥�, illustrates in its music the character of Don Quixote as inhabited by a solo cellist, tonight performed by former 大象传媒 New Generation Artist Narek Hakhnazaryan, alongside conductor Ilan Volkov and the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The deftness and invention of the composition makes this an unmissable orchestral showpiece.

And it is prefaced with two less well-known discoveries that nevertheless demonstrate an orchestra鈥檚 capacity to render capricious stories through sound. Prokofiev鈥檚 music for a Diaghilev ballet 鈥楥hout鈥�, in which sparky tunefulness and glitter-rich instrumental textures tell 鈥淭he Tale of the Buffoon who Outwits Seven Other Buffoons鈥�.

And there鈥檚 a chance to explore the music of a sadly neglected composer Myriam Marbe. A Romanian polymathic genius, a political dissident in times of turmoil, and a witty and elegant inventor of music which beguiles as it unsettles. Her 1974 piece for strings and percussion 鈥淪erenata - Eine kleine Sonnenmusik鈥� fractures and distorts memories of Mozart鈥檚 music through effervescent layers of bird-calls and crackling lines of orchestra fizz.

Live from City Halls Glasgow

Presented by Kate Molleson

Marbe: Serenata - Eine kleine Sonnenmusik
Prokofiev: Chout, Symphonic Suite

8.15 Interval

8.35 Part 2

Strauss: Don Quixote

Narek Hakhnazaryan (cellist)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)