Four Last Songs

Sat 9 Feb 7:00pm at Symphony Hall

Vassily Sinaisky’s interpretations of large-scale masterpieces have been a welcome feature of recent CBSO seasons, and tonight he brings us his
thoughts on Elgar, a composer he has championed in the UK and abroad.
Elgar’s Second Symphony featured in the CBSO’s very first concert in 1920, and the work’s rich mix of Edwardian swagger and anxious introspection perfectly captures the state of the world, and of the composer’s mind, at its 1911 premiere. Strauss’s Four Last Songs also have a deeply nostalgic feel, and they are sung for us by the wonderful Swedish soprano who thrilled CBSO audiences with her Wagner two seasons ago.

£39, £36.50, £31.50, £27.50, £23, £20, £16.50, £13, £9.50

Vassily Sinaisky conductor
Kirsten Blanck soprano

Weber: Der Freischütz Overture
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Elgar: Symphony No. 2

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