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   Saturday 16 May 7.30pm

Jean-Guihen Queryas

BRIAN ELIAS
Doubles (BBC commission: world premiere)

HAYDN
Cello Concerto in C major

TCHAIKOVSKY
No. 6 in B minor,
'Pathétique'


                                           Jiří Bělohlávek conductor
                                           Jean-Guihen Queryas
                                           cello

Rising-star French cellist, Jean-Guihen Queyras' partnership with Jiří Bělohlávek has already delivered sensational results in their critically acclaimed recording of Dvořák's Cello Concerto. They turn here to Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major, written for Prince Esterházy's court orchestra and its virtuoso principal cellist, a composition lost for two centuries until its rediscovery in 1961. This irresistibly tuneful work is prefaced by a new composition from Brian Elias, a master of orchestral colour and expressive lyricism.

'a musician of rare subtlety and radiance' The Daily Telegraph, on Jean-Guihen Queyras

Pre-concert talk 6.00pm, Barbican Hall
Come and hear composer Brian Elias talk about his new work in a free pre-concert talk.
This concert is part of BBC Family Music Intro, introducing families to concert-going, with discounted tickets and a free pre-concert Meet the Musicians event
Tickets £24 £20 £16 £12 £8
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