| Set List | 'ARCHORA, A Thorvaldsdottir,
'Cello Concerto in E Minor, E Elgar (Kian Soltani)
ENCORE
'Lovely Minka', trad. Ukranian folk song, arr. K Soltani (Kian Soltani, strings)
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.2 in D Major, Sibelius |
| Performance Notes | Primal urges to live, love and be free animate this concert from Eva Ollikainen and the BBC Philharmonic.
Elgars Cello Concerto combines a deep sense of mourning possibly at the catastrophe of the First World War with the most heartfelt, eloquent lyricism, while echoes of both Don Juan and Dantes Divine Comedy are woven through Sibelius Second Symphony, a work torn between pastoral calm and restless disquiet, and later adopted as a symbol of Finnish national resistance and liberation.
Award-winning Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottirs music has a tectonic quality, cracking and flickering with elemental force. Primordial energy itself is the inspiration for her ARCHORA, which receives its world premiere.
BBC co-commission and world premiere of 'ARCHORA, A Thorvaldsdottir. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2022/26),
Programme (RAHE/1/2022/60),
Digital Photographs |