Enigma Variations: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Over het evenement

Elgar's stunning Enigma Variations, Richard Strauss' beloved Don Juan and Brahms' joyous Double Concerto will be performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and remarkable guest soloists Mari Samuelsen (violin) and Håkon Samuelsen (cello) under the baton of Alexander Shelley.

Two’s company. Brahms was shy about writing a plain cello concerto, so he arranged to have the cello “chaperoned” by an old friend: the violin. The result was pure autumn magic, and this evening, as we welcome the remarkable brother‐and‐sister team Mari and Håkon Samuelsen as soloists, all Brahms’ warmth, joy and nostalgia should come soaring through.

Meanwhile, from Nimrod to Dan the bulldog, the “friends pictured within” Elgar’s Enigma Variations are old acquaintances of Liverpool audiences. The British conductor Alexander Shelley brings them vividly alive – and gives a shot of youthful verve to Strauss’ rocketing, testosterone‐fuelled portrait of the world’s greatest lover!

‘Dazzling in their intelligence, the two [Mari and Håkon Samuelsen] played together as a mirror, with perfection, with great brilliance and virtuosity — a joyful and optimistic performance of the Brahms concerto’.
Grazia Italia

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Alexander Shelley, conductor
Mari Samuelsen, violin
Håkon Samuelsen, cello