From a Fairy-Tale World to a Contemporary Symphony
The concert opens with Ravel’s *Ma Mère l’Oye*, an orchestral suite inspired by classic fairy tales. Here we encounter, among others, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast.
Next is Grażyna Bacewicz’s Viola Concerto. We once again welcome Timothy Ridout as soloist to the Norrlandsoperan. After intermission, we’ll hear Symphony No. 2 by the popular Swedish contemporary composer Mats Larsson Gothe. The concert will be conducted by the Russian-American Lidiya Yankovskaya, who currently resides in London.
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor.
Photo: Todd Rosenberg.
Timothy Ridout, soloist in tonight’s viola concerto.
Photo: Jiyang Chen.
Mats Larsson Gothe, composer of tonight’s symphony.
Photo: Mats Bäcker.
Time and date
Friday 09/04
19:00
On Tour
Sara Kulturhus, Skellefteå
Cast and Program
Cast
Conductor
Lidiya Yankovskaya
Soloist
Timothy Ridout, viola
Musician
The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra
Program
Maurice Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye (Suite), 16 min
1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
2. Tom Thumb
3. Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas
4. The Conversations of Beauty and the Beast
5. The Enchanted Garden
Grażyna Bacewicz: Viola Concerto, 20 min
I. Moderato
II. Andante
III. Molto Allegro
30-minute break
Mats Larsson Gothe: Symphony No. 2, 31 min
