Scheherazade

The evening

A season opener packed with musical fairytales.

A wicked sultan, a courageous princess, and a thousand and one nights of pleasure: there’s no doubt that Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is one of classical music’s most sensuous treats. Today, with the dynamic young conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh, it’s the climax of a concert packed with musical fairytales – from Glinka’s swashbuckling overture to the real-life marvel that is violinist Ning Feng. ‘The more you listen, the more you want to listen’, wrote one critic, and his performance of Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Violin Concerto is the warm heart of a concert filled with wonders. Hearing is believing …