Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

The music

• Bacewicz Overture (6’)
R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (16’) Listen
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (47’) Listen

The performers

• Delyana Lazarova conductor
• Felix Klieser horn

Unforgettable melodies paired with unstoppable emotion

‘With desire and passion’, wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and he really meant it. All of his genius for melody went into this sweeping sonic autobiography – a musical journey from sorrow to joy, told in tunes that burn themselves onto your heart. No such worries for the teenage Richard Strauss: after all, when your dad’s the world’s greatest horn player, writing a horn concerto is the ultimate bit of family fun. Expect wit, poetry and pure high spirits as conductor Delyana Lazarova joins forces with the incredible Felix Klieser – a horn player who’s become a byword for inspiration.