A Voyage of Discovery

Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture is a voyage of discovery across a sweeping, untempered Scottish seascape. Rodrigo’s iconic Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by classical guitarist Sean Shibe, instantly recalls the distinctive flavours of Spanish Romanticism with the wondrous use of heart-wrenching melody and sustained harmonies shared between soloist and orchestra.

Closing the evening is Rimsky-Korsakov’s fantastical Scheherazade, reinterpreting the classic legend of one thousand and one Arabian nights in dreamlike fashion as shimmering strings and entrancing woodwind conjure visions of musical escapism.

MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)

RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Sascha Goetzel Conductor
Sean Shibe Guitar
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra