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The Wooden Prince
The music
The performers
- Edward Gardner conductor †
- Galina Cheplakova soprano ‡
- Agnieszka Rehlis mezzo-soprano
- Kostas Smoriginas bass
- London Philharmonic Choir
Get ready for surging emotions, burning colours and glorious singing.
Bartók’s ballet is a fairytale, for sure, but this is 20th-century Hungary, where folklore has a habit of growing teeth and claws. Edward Gardner shares the choral ecstasies of Szymanowski’s gorgeous Stabat Mater, and champions the utterly original music of Vítězslava Kaprálová. Expect surging emotions, burning colours and glorious singing; but above all, prepare to be transported.
* Supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
† Edward Gardner’s position in the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.
‡ Please note change of artist.
She gave a performance that I felt lucky to witness.
The New York Times on Galina Cheplakova
Featuring
Edward Gardner, LPO Principal Conductor
Galina Cheplakova, soprano
Agnieszka Rehlis, mezzo-soprano
Kostas Smoriginas, bass
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