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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH

Friday 23 February 2024, 7.30pm

Geirr Tveitt Velkomne med Æra, Op.151

‘Welcome with Honour’

Dvořák Cello Concerto

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Truls Mørk cello

Tabita Berglund conductor

No composer does emotion quite like Tchaikovsky. “With desire and passion,” his Fifth Symphony begins in melancholy and ends in roof-raising celebration. No wonder it’s one of the most popular symphonies ever composed - and conductor Tabita Berglund will bring out its raw power as well as all those unforgettable tunes. It’s a stirring climax to a concert that begins with a haunting folksong from the fjords of Norway, and stars the great Truls Mørk in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto: music of heartfelt tenderness and epic grandeur. Some say it was inspired when the composer saw Niagara Falls – but decide for yourself today.

Truls Mørk – Cello

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