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John Wilson conducts the Philharmonia

Live at the Royal Festival Hall, John Wilson conducts the Philharmonia in an all-English programme including Elgar's First Symphony and Walton's Violin Concerto with James Ehnes.

Two renowned musicians, conductor John Wilson and violinist James Ehnes, join forces with the Philharmonia Orchestra for a 20th-century, all-English programme.

James Ehnes is the soloist in William Walton's 1939 Violin Concerto, following in the footsteps of its original dedicatee, the legendary Jascha Heifetz, whose trademark combination of romantic expressiveness and supreme virtuosity permeates the music. At its 1908 premiere, Elgar's Symphony No. 1 was instantly hailed as a masterpiece, the greatest of English symphonies, admired on the Continent by the likes of Richard Strauss, no less. With its mixture of wistful nostalgia, melancholy and surging passion, wrapped up in those wide-leaping nobilmente melodies so typical of Elgar, the Symphony still makes an unforgettable impression.

Introduced live from the Royal Festival Hall by Martin Handley.

Walton: Violin Concerto in B minor

8.05pm
Interval music (from CD)
Ravel: Ma m猫re l'Oye
Katia & Marielle Labeque (piano)

8.25 pm
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major Op. 55

James Ehnes (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Thu 10 Feb 2022 19:30
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Music Played

  • William Walton

    Concerto in B minor for violin and orchestra

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonia. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Nicola Paganini

    no.16 in G minor

    Performer: James Ehnes.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma m猫re l'oye for piano duet

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Bizet, Ravel, Faure: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 19.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no. 1 in A flat major Op.55

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    Sonata in E minor for viola and piano

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • MYRIOS CLASSICS.

  • Franz Liszt

    Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano; No 4, Mazeppa

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Myrios.

  • Franz Liszt

    Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano; No 8, Wilde Jagd

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein.
    • Myrios.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Feb 2022 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3