Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony Live Music & Concerts

ARISTIDEAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRICE 'Adoration' SIBELIUS 'Violin Concerto', (Emily Trubshaw, soloist) TCHAIKOVSKY 'Symphony No. 6'

The Aristidean Chamber Orchestra is an exciting new ensemble, drawing players from accross London's top conservatoires, alongside talented locals, conducted by Rob JonesWe are delighted to present our charity concert, featuring three iconic late Romantic composers

Florence Price's elegant 'Adoration' opens the eveningWith the discovery of long-lost manuscripts at her abandoned summer home in 2009, Price has taken the classical music world by storm, redefining what it meant to be an American composer in the 20th centuryHer elegant 'Adoration', written in 1951 for the organ, is presented here in an arrangement for orchestra

Moving backwards in time, we are delighted to be joined by violinist Emily Trubshaw to perform Sibelius's Violin ConcertoPremiered in 1904 and revised in 1905, it bridges Romanticism and Modernism, welcoming the new century with open armsNature is never far away in Sibelius, though, and in embracing the modern, he never loses sight of his signature sense of organic melody

Tchaikovsky's dark and enigmatic Symphony No6 "Pathetique" rounds off the programWe are now in the 19th Century, at the height of late Romanticism in RussiaHis Sixth Symphony, written in 1893, would be his last, receiving its premiere just 9 days before his deathIts serious, dark tone invites a programmatic interpretation; indeed, Rimsky-Korsakov attests Tchaikovsky mentioned one, but refused to say what it wasA frequent suggestion is that Tchaikovsky, after a lifetime blighted by depression, intended the symphony to be his last - a requiemAnother plays on rumours of his sexuality - that he was putting what couldn't be said in words into musicWhether you see a suicide note, a homosexual tragedy or simply a "Pathetique" Symphony is up to youThe work abounds with some of the best melodies ever penned, expresses the emotions of a whole lifetime, and battles oblivion with music

Proceeds from the concert will go to Royal Trinity Hospice, a wonderful charity providing free specialist palliative and end of life care for people living in South West and Central LondonFounded in 1891, they provide care to around 2,500 people every year

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