Tchaikovsky Pathétique
Tchaikovsky Pathétique
Wagner Overture The Flying Dutchman* Side-by-Side
Mats Lidström RFK Concerto for cello and orchestra* European premiere
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, ‘Pathétique’
Mats Lidström cello
Andrew Litton conductor
Tchaikovsky described his Symphony No. 6 as ‘the best thing I have ever composed or will compose.’ It presents the culmination of the composer’s thoughts on life and love, subjects on which this tortured individual had plenty to say, while leading a symphony orchestra to bear its soul and casting a spell on audiences like no other symphony of its era. Andrew Litton conducts this pivotal symphony, having navigated the stormy waters of Wagner’s Prelude to The Flying Dutchman, and is joined by the Orchestra’s Solo Cello Mats Lidström in the performance of his own concerto marking the centenary of the birth of Robert F Kennedy.
06 Jun 2025
Tickets: £15, £28, £38, £48
(Students from £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street
(Students from £5)
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