Sir Mark Elder presents a programme of storytelling starring Strauss’s stupendous Ein Heldenleben.
We’re all the heroes of our own lives. Strauss’s contemporaries couldn’t see the funny side of Ein Heldenleben (‘A Hero’s Life’): a riotously tuneful self-portrait of the artist as a superhero, written for a colossal orchestra and featuring some of the most spectacular sounds ever imagined. The great Sir Mark Elder brings all his matchless flair for musical storytelling to a concert that opens in the shimmering wonderland of Ravel’s fairytale ballet and stars Canadian virtuoso James Ehnes in the underrated sequel to Bruch’s ever-popular First Violin Concerto. It’s rarely heard – and it’s a delight.
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