Flower Power

Join the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra alongside Conductor Andrew Manze and pianist Yeol Eum Son for a powerful evening, symphonically evoking the beauty of the natural world. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening at the Lighthouse, Poole on Wednesday 25 November.

Britten was asked to rework the delicate minuet from Mahler’s Third Symphony to help bring him to a wider audience. Whilst preserving the essence of Mahler – distilling his wonderment at natural beauty – Britten lightens the original orchestral forces and gives this reverie on flowers a greater intimacy, with almost Schubertian accents.

Mozart’s E-flat Piano Concerto is a mix of profundity and flippancy. With its solemn slow movement and the opera buffa finale that suddenly turns darkly introspective. It is particularly notable for its luxuriant interplay between the piano and the woodwind quintet, rising out of the orchestra almost as a separate entity to engage in poignant, private conversations among themselves.

Schumann wrote his First Symphony in an astonishing burst of creative energy over four days. Its vivacity is completely characteristic of him at the peak of his happiness. Opening with a dramatic fanfare by the trumpets summoning spring’s awakening, Schumann’s gift for melody and rich romantic harmonies is on full show whilst retaining clarity, balance, and a formal integrity.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Manze - Conductor
Yeol Eum Son - Piano

Works and composers
Mahler/Britten - What the Wild Flowers tell me
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.22 K.482
Schumann - Symphony No.1 ‘Spring’

This concert is part of an ongoing series on Wednesday evenings at Lighthouse, Poole. Multibuy discounts are on offer for all concerts booked through the BSO Box Office – so the more you visit, the more you save! They will also be streaming 18 Digital Concerts this season so check out their What’s On page on bsolive.com, to see which concerts you can watch from the comfort of your own home.