English Symphony Orchestra Cheltenham Residency - Elgar, Copland, Mahler, Schoenberg, Matthew Taylor
Dates: 22/05/2026
7:30pm
Elgar: Serenade for Strings – 12′
Matthew Taylor: Romance for Strings – 10′
Copland: Clarinet Concerto – 16′
Mahler: Adagettio from Symphony No.5 – 12′
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night) – 30′
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Clarinet: Julian Bliss
Schoenberg was one of the most revolutionary and challenging composers, but his early works are among the most lyrical and romantic pieces ever written. Mahler’s heart-rending Adagietto needs little introduction and is regularly in the Top 40 of Classic FM’s annual Hall of Fame, while Schoenberg’s impassioned Transfigured Night is a musical realisation of a Richard Dehmel poem, in which a young woman confesses to her betrothed that she bears another man’s child, conceived before they met. His acceptance of her, and resolve to raise the baby as theirs, is one of the most touching moments in classical music.
Part of the English Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Cheltenham Residency.
Photo, Michael Whitefoot
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