The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Date: Tue 28th Apr
Time: 19:30

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Tuesday 28 April 2009
7.30pm
Prices
Stalls £26, £23, £18, £15
Tier1 £30, £26
Tier2 £26, £23, £18, £15, £9

Charles Dutoit conductor
Jean-Philippe Collard piano

Berlioz: Overture Le Corsaire
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

Charles Dutoit’s name is a byword for great performances of French music so this visit by the RPO’s new Principal Conductor is a mouth-watering prospect. Berlioz’s swashbuckling overture, Le Corsaire, sails into town before the great French pianist, Jean-Philippe Collard takes us into the heady, jazz-inflected world of Ravel’s Piano Concerto. Be prepared to be seduced by the dreamy beauty of its slow movement and see if you can keep up in the breathless chase of the finale.
Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, inspired Prokofiev to write an equally unforgettable ballet that combines edge-of-the-seat drama with spectacular scene setting. Using all the colours of the orchestra, Prokofiev vividly captures the all-consuming passion of the star-crossed lovers and the fierce skirmishes of their warring families.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Mike Wheeler on Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet

Estimated finishing time 9.20pm

For more information and clips of the music in this concert please visit:
www.nottinghamclassics.org.uk/rpo

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Theatre Square
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 5ND

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