Swan Lake

Repertoire

Weber Overture, Oberon (10’) Listen
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme (18’) Listen
Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake (40’) Listen

Performers

• Tianyi Lu conductor*
• Zlatomir Fung cello

Swan Lake might be a ballet about black magic and doomed love, but the real sorcery comes from Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score.

A handsome prince, a wicked wizard and a swan princess: Swan Lake might be a ballet about black magic and doomed love, but the real sorcery comes from Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score. That’s the climax of this concert – but make no mistake, tonight there’s wonder from first note to last. Weber’s fairytale overture opens the portals of enchantment, and the award-winning young American cellist Zlatomir Fung sprinkles his own brand of stardust on the delightful Rococo Variations. Tchaikovsky meets Mozart, with a twinkle in his eye.

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