On Demand: RNS: Season Closing Concert
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This concert was streamed live on Saturday 11 June. Streaming passes are available to purchase until 7.30pm on Monday 13 June – watch on demand until 12midnight on Monday 13 June.
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Dinis Sousa Conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang Violin
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Munktell Bränningar, Op.19 (Breaking Waves)
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Interval
Brahms Symphony No.4
A crash of waves, a spray of foam, and we’re off on a musical adventure with a distinctly Northern flavour. The 19th century Swedish composer Helena Munktell deserves to be better known, but the Royal Northern Sinfonia’s principal conductor Dinis Sousa brings a fresh perspective to everything he conducts – whether it’s Brahms’s heartfelt, tempestuous final symphony, or the fire and ice of Sibelius’s epic Violin Concerto. And to bring her own brand of passion to this final concert of our season, we’re thrilled to welcome Alena Baeva, a violinist whose playing has been called “utterly ravishing”.
Unfortunately Alena Baeva will not be performing in this concert. We are delighted that Clara-Jumi Kang is able to take Alena’s place at such short notice.
The performance of Helen Munktell’s Bränningar (Op. 19) is made possible with the funding from the ABO Trust’s Sirens programme, a ten year initiative to support the performance and promotion of music by historical women composers.
Dinis Sousa, conductor
Dinis Sousa is Founder and Artistic Director of Orquestra XXI, an award-winning orchestra which brings together some of the best young Portuguese musicians from around Europe. Orquestra XXI has already established itself as one of the leading performing groups in Portugal, appearing regularly in its main concert halls.
As a guest conductor, recent and forthcoming highlights include projects with Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, Malta Philharmonic, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Madeira Chamber Orchestra and conducting rehearsals with the London Symphony Orchestra. Dinis’ core repertoire is firmly rooted in the Classical to early Romantic eras — with recent performances of Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Schumann, Mozart — but also regularly conducts a wide range of music from Bach and Rameau through to 20th century and new music.
Clara-Jumi Kang, violin
Multi-award winning German-Korean violinist, Clara-Jumi Kang is an artist of supreme sophistication, impeccable refinement and poise. Winner of the Indianapolis International Violin Competition (2020), Seoul Violin Competition (2009) and the Sendai Violin Competition (2010), she has carved an international career performing with leading orchestras and conductors across Asia and Europe.
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