LSO: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony
Edinburgh International Festival
The Concert
Elizabeth Maconchy Nocturne for Orchestra
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto
Ralph Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony (Symphony No 1)*
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Vilde Frang violin
Natalya Romaniw soprano
Will Liverman baritone
James Grossmith chorus director
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Sung in English with surtitles
Tickets
General On Sale 12pm Thursday 27 March
From £22.50
Celebrate 20th-century British treasures from Elizabeth Maconchy to Ralph Vaughan Williams.
The Programme
Join the London Symphony Orchestra and their new Chief Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano, for this celebration of early 20th-century works.
The concert opens with the dreamlike Nocturne for Orchestra by Elizabeth Maconchy. A former student of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Maconchy has been described as ‘one of the most substantial composers these islands have yet produced’ (The Independent). The Nocturne is performed alongside Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto, which finds inspiration from melodies of 1930s Hollywood. Virtuoso violinist Vilde Frang, hailed by The Arts Desk as the ‘reigning queen of [the] concerto’, performs the solo.
The evening is brought to a powerful close with Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony: a euphoric portrayal of the ocean’s strength and beauty. The Edinburgh Festival Chorus and award-winning soloists Natalya Romaniw and Will Liverman add their celebrated vocals.
Supported by Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund and Geoff and Mary Ball
Header Image © Mark Allan
