Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra return to G Live for a performance filled with drama, conducted by Kristian Sallinen. We begin with the thrilling Overture to Beethoven’s Egmont. The music was written for Goethe’s play about Count Egmont, who tried and failed to overthrow the Duke of Alba, resulting in his execution. Listen out for the final, fateful movement of the sword, which is audibly played out by the violins. The RPO’s Principal Clarinet, Katherine Lacy, will then take to the stage to perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, a cornerstone of the clarinet repertoire and regarded as one of the finest pieces for the instrument. The concert concludes with Brahms’ monumental First Symphony, which took the composer nearly fifteen years to write, as evidenced by the pure musical intensity throughout the work. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor - Kristian Sallinen Soloist - Katherine Lacy, clarinet Beethoven - Egmont Overture   Mozart - Clarinet Concerto   Brahms - Symphony No. 1 We are pleased to renew our partnership with The Cheryl King Trust, whose vital work ensures that young people across Surrey can access music lessons regardless of financial barriers, and experience the transformative benefits of learning an instrument. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.

We’re very pleased to welcome the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and the British conductor Duncan Ward, who as part of their programme will pay their respects to two English composers - Ralph Vaughan Williams and his great friend George Butterworth, to whom he dedicated his second symphony after which he tragically died during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. His haunting ‘A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody’ will open the programme and after the interval we’ll hear Vaughan Williams’s ethereal Lark Ascending, beloved by British audiences. In the first half Alexandra Soumm will perform the second of our Mozart concertos, his 5th Violin Concerto, with its pulsating finale. The programme will end with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, commissioned by London’s Royal Philharmonic Society and regarded as one of his greatest works. Flanders Symphony Orchestra Conductor - Duncan Ward Soloist - Alexandra Soumm, violin Butterworth - A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 We are pleased to renew our partnership with The Cheryl King Trust, whose vital work ensures that young people across Surrey can access music lessons regardless of financial barriers, and experience the transformative benefits of learning an instrument. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.