No Place Like Home

The brilliant young Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, making his second visit to the CBSO, brings with him the charming Flute Concerto by his compatriot Carl Nielsen, for which he will be joined by the CBSO’s outstanding flute section leader. The light-hearted side of the Danish character which Nielsen portrays here finds a good match in a tuneful suite by his contemporary Sibelius, drawn from the same patriotic pageant that also produced Finlandia. Dvorák was just as concerned as
these two composers with reflecting national character through music, and his stirring Seventh Symphony is reckoned by many to be his finest orchestral work.

6.15pm Pre-concert talk – The Player’s Perspective – Dvorák’s Seventh.
Introduced by David Gregory – CBSO violinist.