Name: Jess Gillam and the BBC Philharmonic
Start: 2023-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Concert Hall

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Mark Wigglesworth

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Jess Gillam

Soprano Saxophone (Solo)

BBC Philharmonic

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Jess Gillam and the BBC Philharmonic

Nottingham

United Kingdom

Royal Concert Hall

Jess Gillam and the BBC Philharmonic: Cockaigne, op. 40 Elgar (+3 More)

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Cockaigne Overture, op. 40

Ma mère l´oye

Symphony No. 5

Glasslands

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Jess Gillam’s infectious enthusiasm and effortless virtuosity make her an irresistible force in performance. Tonight, she explores the darkly magical world of Anna Clyne’s Glasslands, three realms governed by the banshee of Irish folklore, mercurial and mesmerising by turns.

Ravel’s captivating Ma mere l’oye (Mother Goose) conjures a more benign magical world, populated by famous fairy tale figures such as Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast. The title of Elgar’s upbeat Cockaigne Overture also refers to a mythical land but its inspiration is altogether more worldly. His ‘stout and steaky’ homage (Elgar’s words) to turn-of-the-century London blazes with brass bands and seduces with lovers’ trysts in secluded public gardens. Ending the concert with elemental power is Beethoven’s fate-fuelled Fifth Symphony. With fiercely concentrated energy throughout, it ignites in a blazing finale where Beethoven provides extra firepower by adding a piccolo, contrabassoon and trombones to the symphony orchestra for the first time.

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Jess Gillam and the BBC Philharmonic by Elgar, Ravel, Beethoven, Clyne, From (2023/2023), Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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