Musical Homelands

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London
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This event ended on Thursday 5th of March 2020
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£40, £32.50, £25, £15
Venue Information
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Sloane Square 0.10 miles

The patriotic sympathies of Sibelius led him to create some of his most enduring music, and tonight’s opener, the Karelia Suite, perfectly encapsulates the musical spirit of his home country, Finland. Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 with Latvian violinist Kristine Balanas, a musician of ‘eye-popping virtuosity’ (The Times) who has enthralled audiences on the global stage as a young rising star.

Rachmaninov, who had long left Russia since the 1917 Revolution, composed his Symphony No.3 during his self-exile. The unashamed Romanticism of the piece is merged with the influence of haunting plainchant and moments of disruption in its melodies, unsettling the music and resulting in a strange melancholic yearning in the search for a true homeland.

SIBELIUS Karelia Suite

BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1

RACHMANINOV Symphony No.3

Andris Poga Conductor
Kristine Balanas Violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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