Great Classical Masterpieces

The evening will begin with Mozart’s overture to his opera “Cosi fan tutte”. Full of Mozart’s usual brio, brimming with energy as well as being fun, fast, lively, and with plenty of gorgeous syncopated contrasts, his tunes make full use of the treble end of our orchestra.

Sir Thomas Beecham said of the next piece — Delius’s tone poem “On hearing the first cuckoo in spring” that it touched perfection, and I’m sure that most will agree with Lionel Carley that it evokes an essentially English setting — roll on Spring!

Sheffield Chamber Orchestra (SCO) are delighted to welcome Tim Horton back as the soloist tonight. Tim is one of the UK’s leading pianists, — check his website for more about this gifted pianist.

The SCO will be playing Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto with him — a beautiful romantic piece that gives room to the orchestra without diminishing the role of the piano.

Beethoven finished composing his second symphony when he was starting to go beyond the established classical music conventions of his time and composing with a bolder more individual voice; from this point on his works increasingly grapple with human themes such as struggle, assertion, or celebration.

Fans of this symphony point you to the rich melodic themes in the slow 2nd movement and wax lyrical about the energetic dancing scherzo.