Main Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
https://www.rsno.org.uk/liveevent/sibelius-seven-nordic-music-days/
RSNO: Dark to Light
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra are joined by its Danish Music Director, Thomas Søndergård, to present a programme with superstar violinist Isabelle Faust as the soloist for Rune Glerup’s concerto.
The concert opens with a new work from Lisa Robertson, where the RSNO is augmented by the young musicians of Big Noise Govanhill.
Music by Errollyn Wallen, Aileen Sweeney, and a reprise of a work by Bent Sørensen that was a hit with RSNO audiences in 2022 sit next to a well known work from a trail blazing Nordic composer of days past - the seventh symphony of Jean Sibelius - performed at the same time as a thought provoking work for silent performer by Hildur Elísa Jónsdottír.
Morten Ladehoff’s FR33 J4ZZ will be in the hall foyer before and after the concert, and during the interval
- Lisa Robertson (Scotland): new work* 5’ – first performance
- Errollyn Wallen (Scotland): Northern Lights 7’
- Rune Glerup (Denmark): About Light and Lightness 20’
- Bent Sørensen (Denmark): Evening Land 13’
- Jean Sibelius (Finland): Symphony No 7 - performed concurrently with Hildur Elísa Jónsdottir (Iceland): Tacet : Extrinsic 21’
- Aileen Sweeney (Scotland) : Glisk 4’
Performers
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Thomas Søndergård (conductor)
- Isabelle Faust (violin)
- Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttiir (silent performer)
- Big Noise Govanhill*
2 hours
Tickets here
In memory of Tom Bruce-Jones.
Kindly supported by the Souter Charitable Trust.
Lisa Robertson’s commission is supported by the Fidelio Charitable Trust, Hope Scott Trust and Marchus Trust.