London Mozart Players and Sheku Kanneh-Mason reopen the Fairfield Halls with two concerts on Friday 4 June after the Covid-19 restrictions ease.
In this glorious concert which welcomes audiences back to Fairfield Halls, the solo spotlight will shine on the acclaimed cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who will perform the pinnacle of the repertoire, Dvorak’s stirring and poignant Cello Concerto. Since its premiere in 1896, this concerto has become one of the most performed and most recorded pieces for the instrument. Epic and symphonic in scope, it is full of memorable themes, and resonates with a lyricism that’s bound to stir the emotions, particularly in the hands of our talented soloist. LMP is delighted to be performing again alongside this remarkable young musician in this touching, powerful work.
The concert opens with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, a painterly tone poem that evokes memories of a trip to Scotland, particularly the dramatic sight of Fingal’s Cave on the Isle of Staffa.
There will be two concerts on the same day to accommodate social distancing - 4pm & 7.30pm.
This concert will also be filmed for a limited release on the LMP website in June 2021.
As part of its 100k Challenge (to reach 100,000 children and young people through music in 2021), LMP is working with schools and music hubs across the UK to make its four 'Spotlight On...' concert films (also featuring Jess Gillam, Isata Kanneh Mason and Leia Zhu) available to schools for a limited time, for free, along with listening guides for different age groups. If you would like your schools to be part of this initiative, please contact Tegan Eldridge at LMP via tegan@lmp.org for more information.