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Bromley Symphony Orchestra

Armistice Centenary Concert

Part of the Bromley Symphony Orchestra Centenary Season 1918 - 2018 Season

Add to my Calendar 10-11-2018 19:45 10-11-2018 21:45 36 Bromley Symphony Orchestra In our Armistice Centenary concert, Brahms’ arresting Tragic Overture is followed by Butterworth’s nostalgically lyrical ‘A Shropshire Lad’, written in the shadow of WWI. Ravel’s jazzy and virtuosic Concerto for the Left Hand follows – commissioned by a pianist who lost an arm in the conflict. After the interval we present Elgar’s Second Symphony, composed, as he put it, ‘at fever heat’, one of his most impassioned, intense, and inspiring works. Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts
South Eden Park Road
Beckenham
London
BR3 3BP
England

Programme

Johannes Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op.81
George Butterworth – A Shropshire Lad (Rhapsody for Full Orchestra)
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
~ Interval ~
Edward Elgar – Symphony no.2 in E flat major, Op.63

Performers

Nicholas McCarthy – piano
Adrian Brown – Conductor
Andrew Laing – Leader

Bromley Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

In our Armistice Centenary concert, Brahms’ arresting Tragic Overture is followed by Butterworth’s nostalgically lyrical ‘A Shropshire Lad’, written in the shadow of WWI. Ravel’s jazzy and virtuosic Concerto for the Left Hand follows – commissioned by a pianist who lost an arm in the conflict. After the interval we present Elgar’s Second Symphony, composed, as he put it, ‘at fever heat’, one of his most impassioned, intense, and inspiring works.

Armistice Centenary Concert Nov 10th 7.45pm

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