Masaaki Suzuki Conducts Schumann & Dvorák
Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in a programme of 19th-century treasures.
A leading authority on the authentic performance of music spanning the last 500 years, Suzuki conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra for the first time.
Dvořák’s radiant Symphony No.6 is far less frequently performed than his later symphonies (the Philharmonia last played it in 2008), and a rewarding work to get to know.
With a nod to Beethoven and Brahms to keep his Viennese audience happy, Dvořák lets his Czech identity shine through in snatches of folk song, and the headlong three-against-two rhythm of the third movement furiant.
Beethoven’s Egmont overture brims over with heroism. It was written for a play by Goethe, who praised Beethoven’s ‘remarkable genius’ in expressing the themes of his drama in music.
It paves the way for Schumann’s Cello Concerto, considered one of the great cello works of the Romantic era.
The challenge for the soloist is to make sure this demanding music sounds lyrical and serene – no problem at all for ‘compelling’ (The Strad) cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras.
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Masaaki Suzuki conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
Repertoire
Beethoven: Overture, Egmont
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No.6
Need to know
Royal Festival Hall at 6pm: Insights Talk. Learn more about the evening’s programme with musicologist Joanna Wyld. Admission free.
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
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Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
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Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.