Online stream: cellist Raphael Wallfisch performs with
the Northern Chamber Orchestra
Raphael Wallfisch, cello with the Northern Chamber Orchestra
Recorded live at The Stoller Hall, Manchester on Friday 8 November 2019
Streaming on YouTube and Facebook on Saturday 18 April 2020 7.30pm
Streaming on YouTube and Facebook on Saturday 18 April 2020 7.30pm
Raphael Wallfisch, one of
the most distinguished solo cellists of our time, is President of the Northern
Chamber Orchestra and in November gave the UK première of Mieczysław Weinberg’s
Cello Concertino at The Stoller Hall in Manchester. Weinberg was a
contemporary of Shostakovich who surpassed his friend in the quantity of
symphonies and quartets he composed, and whose work has recently gained new
recognition from critics and audiences alike. Wallfisch also played the
original version of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, which marries the
expressive power of the instrument with the virtuosity of its player. Also on
the programme were Gustav Holst’s St Paul’s Suite, which shows the perfection
of his string writing, and the ever fresh Fifth Symphony by the youthful Franz
Schubert.
The performance took place at the stunning Stoller Hall in
Manchester and was the orchestra’s first concert of their 2019-20 season at the
RIBA-award winning auditorium. It was originally streamed exclusively to care
homes as part of the NCO's Mind Music programme, working with people living
with dementia; however the musicians have kindly given permission for the
concert to be streamed to the public for 24 hours, from Saturday 18 April at
7.30pm.
The stream is free to watch, and those interested should visit the
NCO's YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/NCOYouTube) from 7.30pm on Saturday 18 April. The stream will also be
available on the NCO's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/northernchamberorchestra) at the same time. Both streams will be available to watch for 24
hours.
Formed in the late 1960s, the Northern Chamber Orchestra is one of
the country’s top chamber orchestras. The orchestra holds its main concert
season in Macclesfield’s Heritage Centre, is the Orchestra in Association at
Manchester’s Stoller Hall, and performs regularly in Buxton and other venues
around the North of England.
READ OUR FIVE STAR REVIEW OF THE CONCERT: HERE
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