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RPO x Vasily Petrenko: Wallen, Beethoven, Strauss

London, Royal Albert Hall — Main Hall

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About the Event

Strauss, Beethoven, and Errollyn Wallen bring the house down as the RPO turns 80

A major anniversary calls for an even bigger celebration, and since the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is turning 80, that’s exactly what we’re hosting tonight—live from the spectacular setting of the Royal Albert Hall, where the RPO is proud to serve as the resident orchestra.

We look to the future with a rousing new fanfare by the master of royal music, Errollyn Wallen CBE. We invite friends to join us as the world‐class trio of Julia Fischer, Pablo Ferrández, and Jan Lisiecki comes together for Beethoven’s joyful Triple Concerto. Above all, we’ll make music in the grandest style possible when Vasily Petrenko conducts Richard Strauss’s generous tale of love, art, and the sheer brilliance of a magnificent orchestra that will make the hall tremble. Consider this your official invitation to the party!

Program

  • Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben
  • Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto
  • Errollyn Wallen – FLARE (World premiere)
Program is subject to change

Artists

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra



Acknowledged as one of the UK’s most prodigious orchestras, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) enjoys an international reputation for bringing audiences worldwide first‐class performances and the highest possible standards of music‐making across a diverse range of musical repertoire. This was the vision of the Orchestra’s flamboyant founder Sir Thomas Beecham, whose legacy is maintained today as the Orchestra continues to thrive.

Conductor: Vasily Petrenko



Born in St Petersburg in 1976, Vasily Petrenko is recognised as one of the exceptional musicians of his generation. Petrenko was still in his teens when he became resident conductor at St Petersburg Opera and Ballet Theatre, and has gone on to work with some of the world’s finest orchestras, earning international acclaim – and top prizes – for his inspirational performances.

His Liverpool debut with the Phil in November 2004, and subsequent appearances in October and December 2005, created huge excitement: “…memorable for the sheer electricity emanating from the podium. Instantly there was a sense of dialogue between conductor and musicians, between one orchestral family and another, between one phrase and the next, to release natural‐seeming eloquence from his players.”  The Daily Telegraph

Violin: Julia Fischer

Born in Munich in 1983, Julia Fischer studied with the famous violinist Ana Chumachenco. Since 2006, she is herself Germany's youngest Professor of Violin at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.

In 2005, Fischer won Germany's coveted 'ECHO' Award for her recording of 'Russian Concertos' by Khatchaturian, Prokofiev, and Glazounov. In 2006, she was named by BBC Music Magazine the 'Best Newcomer of the Year'. She was 'Artist of the Year' in 2007 at the Gramophone Awards and 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2009 MIDEM Classical Awards.


Julia Fischer performs world‐wide with renowned orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Piano: Jan Lisiecki
Cello: Pablo Ferrández

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Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, United Kingdom — Google Maps

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