Malvern Theatres

Repertoire

Weber Overture, Der Freischütz (10’) Listen
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 (34’) Listen
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 (36’) Listen

Performers

• Martin Rajna conductor
• Isata Kanneh-Mason piano

Strange but true: they used to call Dvořák’s Eighth his ‘English’ symphony.

Yet its lilting melodies and exuberant dance rhythms could hardly be more Czech – in fact, it’s hard to think of a composer who sounds more thoroughly at home, and loving it. Pure sunshine, in other words, and a gloriously tuneful climax to a concert that begins with Weber’s spine-tingling gothic fairytale. In between: well, you can’t have missed the buzz around Isata Kanneh-Mason, and tonight this superb young British pianist joins guest conductor Martin Rajna for Beethoven’s fourth (and most personal) piano concerto. Pure poetry.