Crumb God-music from Black Angels
Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
Elgar Cello Concerto
Wagner Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan and Isolde
Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy
Patrick Hahn Conductor
Kian Soltani Cello
There’s a good reason why Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a classic: deep emotions surge beneath its haunted surface and if anyone can uncover them it’s our soloist, the remarkable Kian Soltani. Today, it’s just one stage on an emotional odyssey devised by our Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Hahn: a voyage that embraces the infinite longing of George Crumb and Richard Wagner, the volcanic grief of Benjamin Britten, and Scriabin’s final, multicoloured starburst of pure sonic bliss. Join us and be transported.