Mozart’s Oboe Concerto

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4, ‘Italian’ MOZART Oboe Concerto RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte POULENC Sinfonietta

KAREL DESEURE conductor HELENA MACKIE oboe

December’s drawing in on Merseyside, but here at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall it’s summer all over again! Mendelssohn’s heart turned somersaults when he arrived in the sunshine of Italy, but today his Italian symphony is just the starting point for a whole afternoon of winter warmers. Karel Deseure conducts Ravel’s dreamy Spanish fantasy, Poulenc’s witty Sinfonietta, and Mozart’s ebullient Oboe Concerto – with the Orchestra’s very own Helena Mackie in the spotlight. It’s music that practically dances for joy.