Paul Terracini | conductor
Marina Marsden | violin
VERDI La Forza del Destino: Overture
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major
From the first chords of Verdi’s drama of love, loyalty and revenge, his genius for developing musical tension instantly sets the scene for an evening full of wide-ranging emotions. The lyricism and effervescence of the Mendelssohn concerto are irresistible, and paved the way for much of the Romantic violin literature that was to follow. Brahms, in a masterpiece that was both harmonically and structurally adventurous, explores the full gamut of moods from melancholy to rapturous joy.