Haydn: From Esterháza to Hanover Square
Journey through Haydn’s varied oeuvre with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under the baton of Sir András Schiff.
Sir András Schiff, leading the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, explores the thrilling contrasts of Haydn’s musical personality: from the electrifying Sturm und Drang era via an encounter with Hungarian folk music to the refinement of his London residencies.
The tempestuous minor-key sensibility of Haydn’s Symphony No.39 (1765) buzzes with the energy of the Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) movement that was sweeping literature and art at the time.
In the Keyboard Concerto No.11, from nearly 20 years later, we hear the influence of Mozart on Haydn in the enterprise of the writing for the solo instrument and the famous ‘Rondo all’Ungarese’ finale.
Symphony No.102, composed for Haydn’s celebrated London series in 1794, crowns his symphonic output. It provides the perfect encapsulation of all the qualities that made his creative achievement so monumental: dynamic and driving, flowing with gorgeous melodies, foot-stomping dances and Haydn’s trademark jokiness.
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir András Schiff director, fortepiano
Repertoire
Haydn: Symphony No.39; Sinfonia concertante in B flat for violin, cello, oboe & bassoon, Hob.I/105
Interval
Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII/11; Symphony No.102
Need to know
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer at 6pm: pre-concert talk with violinist Margaret Faultless and musicologist Rachel Stroud. Admission free.
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
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