UKRAINE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

We are delighted to welcome one of Eastern Europe’s finest orchestras on its biggest ever UK tour, supporting the continuation of the rich musical culture in Ukraine. Boris Lyatoshynsky is regarded as the father of modern Ukrainian music, and Grazhyna is one of his best works, based on a poem about a fierce princess who leads her people in battle. Bruch’s most popular violin concerto is one of the wonders of the violin repertoire, with an endless flow of heartfelt melody which is unsurpassed. Strauss’ exhilarating Don Juan was the first big success of his career, a bold and dashing work which proceeds at full throttle before evaporating in an enigmatically dark conclusion. The concert ends with Liszt’s symphonic poem, based on the story of the nobleman Mazeppa punished for an illicit affair by being tied to a wild horse which gallops relentlessly across the Ukrainian countryside.

£42, £38, £31, £24, £16 (includes £4 booking fee)

Saturday 28 October

2 CONCERT

Haydn Symphony no. 85 (La Reine)

Bologne

Violin Concerto

Beethoven Symphony no. 3 (Eroica)