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Halle - Ades, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky

Mark Elder conducts the Halle at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Ades: Powder Her Face (excerpts). Dvorak: Violin Concerto (soloist - Sophia Jaffe). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Sir Mark Elder conducts the ±á²¹±ô±ôé in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique', Dvorak's Violin Concerto and Adès Dances from Powder Her Face.

Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' Symphony, the work whose premiere he conducted only nine days before his death, needs no introduction: it is one of the best-loved pieces in the repertory. Also in this concert Sir Mark Elder features Dvorak's evergreen Violin Concerto performed by violinist Sophia Jaffé, and opening the concert is the suite Thomas Adès created from his contemporary classic Powder Her Face, an operatic portrait of glitz and glamour in decadence and decay.

Thomas Adès: Overture, Waltz and Finale from Powder Her Face
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6, 'Pathétique'

Sophia Jaffé, violin
±á²¹±ô±ôé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor

Followed by music from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO's Diverse Orchestras programme.

2 hours

Last on

Thu 24 Feb 2011 19:00

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Feb 2011 19:00