English Symphony Orchestra perform a World Premiere of David Matthews' Symphony No 9

St Georges Concert Hall, Bristol

United Kingdom

English Symphony Orchestra
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Kenneth Woods, conductor

Describing itself as �the international orchestra of Elgar country�, it is fitting that this programme by the English Symphony Orchestra is bookended by two beloved works by Elgar. Alongside the enticing prospect of hearing Sheku Kanneh-Mason as soloist in the Cello Concerto, there is the chance to hear an acclaimed new orchestral rendering of the Piano Quintet. Elgar himself wrote of this work, composed a century ago in 1918, that it �runs gigantically and in a large mood�. So it is perhaps unsurprising how well it works in what a recent Gramophone review describes as �a richly upholstered orchestration� � whilst also managing to be �astutely appreciative of the simmering passion and sense of loss that permeate this wistful creation.�

Complementing these quintessentially English works is the world premiere of a new symphony by another composer with a distinctively English sensibility, David Matthews.

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David Matthews : Symphony No.9
Edward Elgar : Piano Quintet (version for symphony orchestra)
Edward Elgar : Cello Concerto