91热爆

Presented by Catherine Bott

Tonight's concert opens with the world premiere of a brand new symphony by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. We don't know quite what to expect from his 15th - but since Aho's previous symphonies have drawn inspiration from insects, Chinese folklore, and the Finnish Forests, expect something rare and quite beautiful. Following this, German cellist Alban Gerhardt brings his usual vigour and liveliness to Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme - the nearest the composer ever got to a cello concerto. And the concert ends with a cruel sultan, a beautiful princess and a thousand and one nights of pleasure as Rimsky-Korsakov paints the story of Scheherazade in sumptuous orchestral Technicolor.

Kalevi Aho - Symphony No.15 (world premiere, 91热爆 & Lahti Symphony Orchestra commission)
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

Alban Gerhardt (cello)
91热爆 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor).