English Symphony Orchestra - Elgar’s Violin Concerto, Vaughan Williams and Philip Sawyers
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Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham
GL50 1QA
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Sunday 1st February, 3:00pm
The world-class English Symphony Orchestra is an ensemble which in recent years has become synonymous with artistic excellence, innovative and visionary programming. Now in their second year of residency at Cheltenham Town Hall, the ESO promises a thrilling afternoon of music.
PROGRAMME
Vaughan Williams – Overture to The Wasps 9’
Philip Sawyers – Symphony No. 6, A Pastoral 25’
Elgar – Violin Concerto, Op.61 48’
ARTISTS
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Zoë Beyers, violin
Many consider Elgar’s Violin Concerto to be his most personal and confessional piece. Despite its titanic virtuosic demands, it is not a showpiece, but an expression of the inner world of a great man at one of life’s turning points. Philip Sawyers also found himself at a turning point when he gave up his career as a violinist to pursue composition full time. His courage has been validated many times over as he has been repeatedly hailed as one of Britain’s greatest modern symphonists. His Sixth Symphony is a touching homage to another great Sixth Symphony, Beethoven’s Pastoral.
(Photo credit: Michael Whitefoot)
