Bristol Concert Orchestra: Beethoven Violin Concerto, Sibelius Symphony No.1 & Wagner

Bristol Concert Orchestra • Eloisa-Fleur Thom (violin) • Stefan Hofkes (conductor)

 

 

Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg overture

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Sibelius Symphony No.1

 

As concert-openers go, they don't come much more rousing than the overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner's only comic opera). To follow, Beethoven's exquisite Violin Concerto - sometimes referred to as the 'Mount Everest' of Violin Concertos - and to scale the heights of this towering masterpiece, exceptional soloist Eloisa-Fleur Thom makes a welcome return.

 

To conclude, the first Symphony by one of the great symphonists of the twentieth century, but this is Sibelius with a Tchaikovsky sheen - youthful, exciting and rich in luscious melodies.

 

There will be a retiring collection for the Amber Trust.

 

Tickets £15, £12, £8 (concessions £2 discount), children £1 [+fee] are available online at www.bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk

 

or from St George's Bristol in person, online or by phone: 0845 40 24 001