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˿ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
15 Dec 2016, Glasgow City Halls
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˿ SSO 2016-17 Season Afternoon Performance - Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony

˿ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Afternoon Performance - Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony
14:00 Thu 15 Dec 2016 Grand Hall
Alpesh Chauhan conducts works by Mahler, Britten, Rossini & Mendelssohn
Alpesh Chauhan conducts works by Mahler, Britten, Rossini & Mendelssohn

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Summer warmth for a winter’s afternoon: Mendelssohn’s grand guignol overture rings up the curtain on an concert of brightness, shadow, and pure, heartfelt song. Mahler’s delicate intermezzo leads gently into Britten’s tear-stained tribute to the music of the Tudor era; emotion quietly stripped bare, and performed here by the exceptional young French viola player and ˿ Radio 3 New Generation Artist Lise Berthaud. And then, an explosion of sunshine, as the rising British conductor Alpesh Chauhan dishes up first Rossini’s piquant comedy overture, and then Mendelssohn’s most uninhibited symphony. “The ˿ SSO has a real find on its hands” wrote The Herald of Chauhan’s Glasgow debut in 2015; his two visits this season are keenly awaited.

The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on ˿ Radio 3.