Hannu Lintu & Qin Li-Wei – Don Quixote and Brahms 2

On the bicentenary of Beethoven’s death, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra opens with his jubilant overture, The Consecration of the House, a celebration of artistic renewal. From this cornerstone of the Germanic tradition, the programme journeys through Brahms’s radiant Second Symphony, written 150 years ago in 1877, music of “rippling streams, blue sky, sunshine, and cool green shadows”, before embarking on the fantastical escapades of the would-be knight, Don Quixote. Music Director Hannu Lintu leads the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in this journey exploring Beethoven’s enduring musical influence, through Brahms’s lyrical mastery and Strauss’s inventive storytelling, featuring Singapore-based Australian cellist Qin Li-Wei and SSO Principal Viola Manchin Zhang.