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RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2010-2011 Season
ROMAN HOLIDAY
Friday 1 April, 8pm
at the National Concert Hall
Respighi Roman Festivals [24']
Boccherini Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat, G482 [27']
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 [33']
Andreas Brantelid cello
Dmitri Jurowski conductor
Respighi, a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, brought Italy before the widest public with his 1926 Roman Festivals - the last in our Roman triptych - with its expansive orchestra and impressionism, depicting scenes from Ancient Rome.
We travel to the second half of the 1700s for the work of compatriot Boccherini, and a rare opportunity to hear his famous Cello Concerto in B flat.
Completing the evening, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, a boundlessly optimistic work described universally as 'the apotheosis of the dance' in response to the variety of joyous dance rhythms throughout.
Soundings 7pm | In Conversation
Andreas Brantelid, cellist, with John O'Kane, Arts Director, the Arts Council.
Boccherini's cello writing.
Tickets: €10, €18, €24, €30, €35 (conc. €9, €16, €22, €27, €32)
Booking: 01 417 0000 or online
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