LPO at Saffron Hall, 30 Nov

Repertoire

• Weber Oberon Overture
• Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
• Tchaikovsky Music from ‘Swan Lake’

Performers

• TBC 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}

_{*Following the sad news of Sir Andrew Davis’s death on 20 April, we will be arranging a new conductor for this concert and will be able to share this news in due course. Our thoughts are with Sir Andrew’s loved ones at this time.}

Sir Andrew Davis CBE 1944–2044

All of us at the LPO and Saffron Hall are so sad to hear of the death of Sir Andrew Davis CBE. A master of so many differing musical styles, Sir Andrew will always be remembered fondly for the warmth and humour he combined with seemingly eternal youthfulness and, of course, superb musicianship.