Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet from Dresden

Elizabeth Alker presents an afternoon of exceptional music-making, featuring recent performances by one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious symphony orchestras, the Staatskapelle Dresden, alongside chamber music from Bavaria.

The programme opens with an orchestral suite of music from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung - The Twilght of the Gods - the concluding part of his epic 'Ring Cycle' of operas performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under Daniele Gatti. The orchestra returns under Elim Chan for a vivid suite of music from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet.
From the Imperial Hall Concerts in Füssen in Bavaria, clarinettist Ib Hausmann and pianist Mengjie Han perform music by Joseph Horovitz.

Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung Suite
Staatskapelle Dresden
Daniele Gatti (conductor)

Claude Debussy
Piano Trio in G major
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Christian Poltera (cello)
Cedric Tiberghien (piano)

Serge Prokofiev (selected by Elim Chan)
Romeo and Juliet Suite
Staatskapelle Dresden
Elim Chan (conductor)

Imperial Hall Concerts, Füssen:
Joseph Horovitz
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Ib Hausmann (clarinet)
Mengjie Han (piano)

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