Enigma Variations

Programme

The series is sponsored by Liviko

Louise Farrenc
Overture No. 1 in E minor, Op. 23

Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1

Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Description

The ‘Cello Concerto’ series concludes with Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey. He is equally adept at performing Baroque as well as contemporary cello music. His competent stylistic know-how, original and deep musical thinking, and phenomenal technique allow him to perform remarkable interpretations ranging from Bach to Britten. Wispelwey uses a contemporary instrument as well as a Baroque cello. With ERSO, he will perform Cello Concerto No. 1 by Joseph Haydn.

The orchestra is conducted by José Luis Gomez, the chief conductor of Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Gomez’s career took off in 2010 at the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition, after which he worked as Paavo Järvi’s assistant at the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. He is going to conduct ERSO as it performs Overture No. 1 by Louise Farrenc for the first time. The evening also includes Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, which was the first large-scale purely symphonic work of the composer, where he demonstrated his unique and novel approach to the genre with age-old traditions.

Performers

PIETER WISPELWEY cello
ERSO
Conductor JOSÉ LUIS GOMEZ