Sunday 31 July 2022, 4pm
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- Nearly full
Aurora Orchestra: Beethoven 5 from memory
Aurora Orchestra: Beethoven 5 from memoryPresented by Saffron Hall
The Aurora Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Collon are regulars at Saffron Hall and never fail to thrill with their engaging playfulness and immediacy – characteristics shared by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, who performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No.1.
With its famously dramatic opening, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is made all the more exciting in a performance given entirely from memory, the absence of music stands and scores creating an electrifying intimacy between orchestra and audience.
For this concert, which forms part of Cambridge Summer Music Festival, BBC Radio 3’s Tom Service joins Nicholas Collon to introduce the symphony, harnessing the unique potential of an orchestra playing by heart to get beneath the skin of Beethoven’s music in new and illuminating ways.
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This performance is supported by Dominic & Ali Wallis
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Ten for £10
Programme and performers
Programme
- Iannis Xenakis O-Mega
- Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1
- Introduction to Beethoven 5 presented by Nicholas Collon and Tom Service
- Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5
Performers
- Aurora Orchestra
- Nicholas Collon conductor
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
- Tom Service presenter
Information for your visit
Sunday 31 July 2022, 4pm
Schedule
All timings are approximate and will be updated closer to the show date. Please check the website on the day of the performance for up-to-date information.
Latecomers can usually be admitted at a suitable gap within the performance.
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