LPO at Saffron Hall, 30 Nov

Repertoire

• Weber Overture, Oberon
• Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
• Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake

Performers

• Tianyi Lu conductor*
• Zlatomir Fung cello

Perhaps the world’s most enduringly popular classical ballet, Swan Lake is a classic fairytale of a lovelorn Prince, an evil sorcerer and a spell that can only be broken by true love.

It inspired some of Tchaikovsky’s most sumptuous music, impassioned, delicate and brilliantly coloured.

The Variations on a Rococo Theme (on a mock-baroque theme by the composer himself) pay homage to suave eighteenth-century style in a charming, lyrical slice of eighteenth century elegance. More myth and legend shape our curtain-raiser, as the magic of Oberon, King of the Fairies, and his enchanted forest kingdom is perfectly captured by the overture to Weber’s opera.

_{Shuttle bus:
Pre-show shuttle bus will be operating from Audley End Station to Saffron Hall. This service is free to use, with no need to book in advance}

_{*Please note that Tianyi Lu replaces Sir Andrew Davis after the sad news of his death.}