SCO 2024/25: Ad Absurdum - Part of the 'New Dimensions' Series
- Tickets
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£28, £23, £15
- Box office telephone
- Dates and times
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31st Jan 2025
7:30PM - 9:30PM
- Age
- Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
AD ABSURDUM
Part of ‘New Dimensions’ Series
MACMILLAN Tryst
WIDMANN Ad Absurdum
WIDMANN Con Brio
ADAMS Chamber Symphony
Maxim Emelyanychev Conductor
Sergei Nakariakov Trumpet
Jamie Pettinger (EHFM) DJ
Music to raise a laugh, or certainly crack a smile, in the playful hands of charismatic SCO Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.
Multi-award-winning trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov is one of today’s most brilliant musicians, but even he is put through his paces by the madcap virtuosity of Jörg Widmann’s thrilling whirlwind of a trumpet concerto, Ad Absurdum. The same composer plays affectionate games with Beethoven in his zany Con Brio, while American minimalist John Adams reimagines classic cartoon scores in his flamboyantly virtuosic Chamber Concerto.
The trad-inspired romantic liaison of Sir James MacMillan’s opening Tryst, premiered by the SCO in 1989, provides a heartfelt, intimate contrast.
Sponsored by Pulsant
In association with The Skinny
Booking Information
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