
Stravinsky's Firebird
Nicolas Altstaedt joins the Philharmonia for the UK premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür's Second Cello Concerto, framed by two of Stravinsky's thrilling ballet scores.
Nicolas Altstaedt joins the Philharmonia for the UK premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür's Second Cello Concerto, framed by two of Stravinsky's thrilling ballet scores.
Presented live from the Royal Festival Hall by Ian Skelly.
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Cello Concerto No 2 ‘Labyrinths of Life’ (UK premiere)
Interval
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
Philharmonia
Paavo Järvi (conductor)
“Music has to have everything – overwhelming power, illuminating light, endless gentleness and the deepest darkness… everything that makes us human” says Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür. And all these things combine to potent effect in his Cello Concerto No. 2. Inspired by a poem by Federico García Lorca, it was written for tonight’s soloist Nicolas Altstaedt.
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Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka
Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra. -
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Petrushka
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi. -
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Cello Concerto No. 2 'Labyrinths of Life' (UK premiere)
Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Paavo Järvi. -
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The Firebird
Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
Broadcast
- Thu 27 Feb 2025 19:30ѿý Radio 3