Next concert with young Australian conductor, Toby Thatcher with his London group, Ensemble Eroica.
Toby was recently announced as the new assistant conductor with the Sydney Symphony.
September 24th 2015, 19:30
Ensemble Eroica Season Opener – Stone(s) from the Moon
Commenced in the autumn of 1822, Schubert’s enigmatic B minor symphony provides us with one of art’s great questions; intentional or not? And in either case, does it matter? The work is a glorious example of non-conformity, forcing its way into the symphony canon. To borrow eminent Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s quote (intended for Bruckner’s equally enigmatic Ninth Symphony), the work conjures mystery, fascination, and perplexity equal to that of suddenly stumbling across a ‘stone from the moon’.
In another enigmatic example of compositional intrigue, Johannes Brahms wrote of his second symphony that this was a work of such‘melancholy that you (his publisher) will not be able to bear it. I have never written anything so sad, and the score must come out in mourning’. It is not blasé to state that this opinion of the work is rarely shared by interpreters, the symphony seemingly borrowing more from Haydn and the classical form than from such romantic intentions.
London-based American Flautist Alyson Frazier is a multiple prizewinner and founding member of contemporary music group ensemble x.y. Garnering reviews as a ‘theatrical and compelling performer’ who is ‘impressively accomplished with a beautiful singing tone’. We are thrilled for this collaboration.
PROGRAMME: Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73 Ensemble Eroica Tickets will be available at the door. £10 (£3 students). Complimentary refreshments will be available during the interval break. St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens |
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