Lunchtime Concert - Mercurial Spirit

Mercurial Spirit

Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
Luke Dollman
  conductor
Jack Overall  cello

Schumann Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

A short, transparent work, almost Haydenesque in character, Shostakovich’s Ninth sits lightly between such giants as his tragic Eighth and Tenth Symphonies. Schumann’s cello concerto has recently become a staple piece of the romantic cello repertoire after a century of obscurity. It’s a work that combines the composer’s most unique and personal qualities – intense lyricism, rhythmic vigor and a fair amount of ambiguity.

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