Nottingham Classics - The Hallé

Sir Mark Elder  conductor
Alisa Weilerstein  cello

Women's voices of Nottingham Harmonic Choir

Stravinsky  Fireworks
Elgar  Cello Concerto Listen
Holst  The Planets Listen

What better way to launch the Hallé's 10^th anniversary in Nottingham than with some fireworks? In this case it's Stravinsky's dazzling orchestral showpiece followed by Elgar's Cello Concerto, which could hardly be more different; this poignant farewell to a world blown apart by the Great War is showcased by the outstanding young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Gustav Holst's The Planets was the first piece that the Hallé performed when it became the resident orchestra in Nottingham so it's fitting that this concert ends with this spectacular modern classic. Nearly a hundred years after its first performance it remains one of the most brilliantly original works for orchestra.