GALA OPENING:
Thursday 5 July, Royal Hall, 8pm
Tickets: £27, £25, £18, £15 || Boxes: £75, £50
Soloist: Noriko Ogawa (piano)
Director: Adi Brett
The Festival’s Opening Gala Concert promises an inspirational night to remember with the signature creativity and energy of the Manchester Camerata in combination with the superlative poetry of pianist Noriko Ogawa.
Opening with Webern’s uncharacteristically lush early Slow Movement, Adi Brett leads the orchestra through a thrilling string programme, including Mozart’s brilliant Piano Concerto No.2 and Elgar’s beautiful Serenade for Strings.The Festival’s Opening Gala Concert promises an inspirational night to remember with the signature creativity and energy of the Manchester Camerata in combination with the superlative poetry of pianist Noriko Ogawa.
Programme:
Webern Langsamer Satz
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb Major, K271
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Mozart Symphony No. 29
…Ogawa responds… with such clarity and refinement that you are lost in wonder.
- Gramophone
Manchester Camerata – deserve at least three rounds of applause on their own.
- City Life
Supported by The Audrey & Stanley Burton Charitable Trust