The Sound of History
Richard Wagner, Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Edward Elgar, Cello Concert (soloist Freya Hyde)
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No.1
Durham University Palatinate Orchestra’s first concert of the year illustrates different moments in history, from 16th century Germany as imagined by Richard Wagner to inter-war England and finally to Sibelius’s musical protest against Russian rule over Finland.
Conductor: Barney Howard
Leader: Joshua Evett
Tickets £10, concessions £7