Principal Guest Artist Michael Collins conducts the Ulster Orchestra in a concert at the Ulster Hall in Belfast this evening. Newly appointed to the role this season, Michael joins the Orchestra for this Classical Adventures concert of works by Prokofiev, Mozart and Beethoven:
“All the poise, elegance and grace of the Classical period is in this concert – on the surface. But each piece shows its composer in an inventive mood, pushing the boundaries of what was expected and creating something new. Prokofiev imagined how Mozart or Haydn might write in the 1920s and produced his charming First Symphony. Mozart used his Fifth Violin Concerto to play with tempo and style, creating his most brilliant, lyrical and witty writing for the instrument. And Beethoven’s First Symphony contains all the clues required to understand that this was no ordinary composer – he would take the symphony to somewhere entirely new.”
1st May, 7.45pm
Prokofiev – Symphony No.1 Classical
Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 5 Turkish
Beethoven – Symphony No.1
Ulster Orchestra
Michael Collins, conductor
Antje Weithaas, violin
www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/whats-on/1-may-26-collins-shoji-prokofiev-mozart-beethoven
📸 – Benjamin Ealovega