Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, Chelsea
Thu 1 Oct · 20:30 · From £39.50
About this event
Vaughan Williams’ dreams of England, plus a gripping showcase for violinist Liya Petrova. In the darkest days of the Second World War, the 70-year-old Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote a symphony that sounded like a vision of peace. From misty opening to visionary finish, the Fifth Symphony is Vaughan Williams doing what he does best: spacious, eloquent and rapturously beautiful. But it’s got drama, too, and this evening conductor Adam Hickox places it alongside two powerful and atmospheric 20th-century landscapes by Vaughan Williams’ contemporaries. Grażyna Bacewicz’s Overture is bold and defiant – the work of a woman who spoke with her own voice in communist Poland. And RPO Artist-in-Residence Liya Petrova explores the fire and ice of Sibelius’ mighty Violin Concerto: a gripping showcase for the ‘gorgeous sound’ ( The Sunday Times ) of this award-winning violinist.
Dates & tickets
5 Sloane Terrace, Chelsea
20:30Thu 1 Oct· £39.50
19:30Thu 8 Oct· £64.50
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