The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs Walton's 'Crown Imperial March', Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' and Tchaikovsky's Suite No.3, conducted by Andrew Litton with Jonathan Biss on piano.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 19 November, with Andrew Litton conducting and Jonathan Biss on piano. The programme is called Imperial Majesty, and it brings together three works that share a certain scale and ambition.
It opens with Walton's Crown Imperial March, a coronation march known for its stately main theme, its lyrical trio and a triumphant finale. From there, the evening moves to Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, better known as the Emperor — the largest of all his concertos, written in a virtuosic style that looks ahead to the grand pianism of Liszt. The second half is Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3, an idiomatic work whose opening Elegy traces a trajectory from the languid to the impassioned.
Between them, the three pieces cover a fair bit of ground: a British coronation march, a German concerto that pushes the piano to its limits, and a Russian suite that lets the orchestra stretch out. It's a broad sweep of the repertoire, and having the BSO on the podium gives the whole thing a proper orchestral weight.
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The concert starts at 7.00pm, and the Square Kitchen and Bars are open from 6.15pm if you want to arrive early and have a drink before taking your seat. Tickets are £17 to £33, and under-14s need to be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
