Event Details
BBC SSO Thursday Night Series Heroic Strauss & Prokofiev Piano Concerto 4
City Halls : Grand Hall
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The least known of Prokofiev’s piano concertos is a mercurial gem for left hand alone – a real challenge for any pianist, but one Denis Kozhukhin will undoubtedly relish. Strauss’s virtuoso depiction of the Rumplestiltskin-like German folk-hero Till Eulenspiegel is one of his most brilliant orchestral showpieces. Composed around the same time, the Act 1 Prelude to his first opera Guntram has a Wagnerian breadth that makes it a fitting introduction to Schumann’s ‘Rhenish’ Symphony with its grand sonic vistas of the Rhineland and Cologne Cathedral.
Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
Principal players of the BBC SSO discuss the thrills of playing in a broadcasting symphony orchestra.
Post-Concert Coda (approximately 10 minutes after the main concert):
Simon Johnson, the BBC SSO’s principal trombone, accompanied by pianist Scott Mitchell, plays an arrangement of Nino Rota’s Concerto for trombone and orchestra.
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Tickets: £23, £19, £16, £10
Fees:
A transaction charge of £1.50 applies to all phone bookings.
A transaction charge of £1 applies to all online bookings.
Concessions
Single Ticket Concessions: Over 60s and SSO Club members receive £2 off full price single tickets (proof of status required)
Registered Disabled: Disabled patrons and a companion will receive a 50% discount on any single full price ticket.
Students, Under 16s and Unemployed: Students in full time education, Under 16s & the Unemployed are entitled to £5 tickets (subject to availability). Proof of status may be required.
Groups: Bring a group of 10 and get one extra ticket free (that’s two free tickets for a group of 20, etc.). For details of group booking please call the box office on 0141-353 8000.
FREE Tickets for Schools: We welcome school parties to City Halls for BBC SSO concerts. If you are a teacher interested in bringing a group, please telephone 0141-552 0909 and ask to speak to the BBC SSO's Outreach Producer.
Featuring:
Jun Märkl - Conductor
