London Philharmonic Orchestra: Evocative Russian classics

Evocative Russian classics
from Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov

JTI Friday Series

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)
James Horner New work for four horns (world premiere)
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Jaime Martín conductor
David Pyatt horn
John Ryan horn
James Thatcher horn
Richard Watkins horn
London Philharmonic Orchestra

When his older brother started sending letters back home from naval adventures in the Far East, Rimsky-Korsakov fell in love with the faraway land he’d never see. The composer eventually made it as far as Istanbul on a family holiday, but his spellbinding orchestral adventure after The Arabian Nights was as great a tribute to his beloved land of the Orient as anyone could hope to make, and the greatest piece of musical storytelling ever created. Hear Rimsky-Korsakov’s sultry, dramatic and captivating portrayal of the young Sultana Scheherazade’s stories here, alongside Tchaikovsky’s own slice of orchestral fantasy and a new work by James Horner, the double Oscar-winning composer for Titanic.