Beethoven 200: Dance Moves

The Ulster Orchestra marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Beethoven with a performance of his Seventh Symphony, led by Chief Conductor Anna Handler.

Opening the programme, a lone clarinet sounds over a bed of shimmering strings and in an instant, Aaron Copland transports us to the wide-open spaces and flowing brooks of the Appalachian mountain range through his music for the tender, hope-filled ballet Appalachian Spring.

From the gentleness of the American Mid-West, the chiming of church bells in Errollyn Wallen’s Violin Concerto ushers in a personal depiction of memories from the early life of soloist Philippe Quint, before Beethoven takes us back to dance in the riotous rhythm of his mesmerising Seventh Symphony.

Aaron Copland:  Appalachian Spring

Errollyn Wallen:  Violin Concerto

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

• ULSTER ORCHESTRA
• ANNA HANDLER  – CONDUCTOR
• PHILIPPE QUINT  – VIOLIN