Alexander Gavrylyuk

Superstar conductor Vasily Petrenko leads us on an aural adventure of soaring heights and swooping emotions.

This programme opens and closes with composers taking a brave leap. Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra flips the very idea of a concerto on its head. No soloist here; just the orchestra itself, given its chance to shine bright. And to kick things off: Icarus by Lera Auerbach, referencing the legendary Greek character. Auerbach says that Icarus “needs to fly as high as he can, beyond what is possible.” This concert will prove that such dizzying heights are, indeed, possible.