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Royal Northern Sinfonia: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
Key information
22 May 2025
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Pre-Concert Talk Begins 6:30pm, Doors Open 7pm
£27.00 Standard, Under 30 £10.00 includes £1.50 Booking Fee
About this event
Carlos Simon – Fate Now Conquers
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Delyana Lazarova conductor
Jaemin Han cello
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto is 30 minutes of the most intense music you’ll ever experience. Tense and attention-grabbing from the start, it draws you right in, lets you relax a little in the mournful slow movement, and then ratchets things up in a nail-biting ending.
The concert is capped with what are perhaps the most famous four notes in history. Drama, tension and emotion, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is an epic musical journey that begins with those iconic four dada-da-daaaa’s. Carlos Simon’s piece, full of shimmering melodies, is inspired by Beethoven’s music and starts the evening with high drama.