The Hexagon

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 22 May, 7:30pm

Conductor/Violin
Pinchas Zukerman

Soloist
Arianna Zukerman, Soprano

MOZART
Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major K.216 ‘Strassburg’

MAHLER
Symphony No.4 in G Major

Reading welcomes back the phenomenal Pinchas Zukerman to direct and perform elegant and moving music from two of the finest composers ever to call Vienna their home. Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto, written when he was only nineteen, is full of youthful charm, with a slow movement of tender romance. The final Rondo features a lively dance-tune associated with Strasbourg, from which the Concerto gets its nickname. Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, which opens with jingling sleigh-bells, is one of his most delicate. Yet there is all the contrast you’d expect from Mahler: a quirky scherzo, and a slow movement of yearning beauty, ending with the finale’s soprano solo unfolding a child’s vision of Heaven.

6.15pm in The Hexagon Auditorium
FREE PRE-CONCERT TALK presented by PETER AVIS
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TICKETS: £32, £28.50, £25.50, £20.50, £16
Senior Citizens and groups of 10+: £2 off
Pre-booked children and students: £10
Schools: £5 each, including a free programme (subject to availability)
Student Standby: £5 (Available one hour before the advertised performance start time in person only at the Box Office)

Subject to booking fee