(re)composed

With his 1995 opera, Powder her Face, British composer, Thomas Ades, made a splash on the world scene. A virtuoso orchestrator full of melodic fantasy and harmonic invention known for tackling ambitious topics in highly theatrical fashion, Ades has had since had is works performed by most major orchestras and opera companies around the world. The Luxury Suite from Powder Her Face (2017) is a symphonic suite weaving together the opera’s main musical material, recounting the true story of an aristocratic woman who scandalised British society in the 1960s.

The famous Four Seasons are re-cast for solo violin, strings and electronics in Max Richter’s immensely successful 21^st Century Vivaldi update, Recomposed. Described by Gramophone Magazine as “Vivaldi-goes-clubbing”, VSO Concertmaster Nicholas Wright, Music Director Emeritus Bramwell Tovey and the VSO invite you to chill out to this bold and beautiful re-creation.

Join us for a pre-concert chat 45 minutes before concert time and a post-concert Q&A immediately following.

This concert is part of the 2020 VSO New Music Festival: (re)creations.