Rpo: Mendelssohn, Schumann And Wagner

The composers of the Romantic era liked their landscapes untamed, their stories sensational and their emotions larger-than-life – so that’s exactly what conductor Jac van Steen delivers tonight.

Mendelssohn conceived his ‘Scottish’ Symphony at twilight in Edinburgh, as he wandered the ruins of Holyrood Abbey: what follows is a sweeping musical drama of mist-covered moors and warring clans.

Wagner’s Overture to Rienzi is even more over the top: a rip-roaring musical swashbuckler inspired by a tale of bloody rebellion amid the ruins of Rome. You simply have to hear it!

And in between… well, we have a real treat for you as we present the newly crowned winner of the 2024 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Curtis Phill Hsu.

Kindly supported by the Fairlight Arts Trust.

For this performance a special pre-concert, four-course set menu at Côte restaurant on Sloane Square is available. You can book a meal voucher when booking your tickets, or call the Box Office on 020 7730 4500 if you have already booked tickets.

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(Vouchers must be booked by 5pm on Wednesday 25 September.)