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The Ulster Orchestra perform works by Sibelius, Richard Strauss and Brahms.

The Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Daniele Rustioni, perform symphonies by Sibelius and Brahms and, with Nicholas Daniel, Richard Strauss's Oboe Concerto.

The Ulster Orchestra take to the stage at the Ulster Hall in Belfast with their Chief Conductor Daniele Rustioni in a programme of works inspired by place and landscapes, opening with Sibelius's Symphony No 7 in C Major which the composer completed in 1924 and at that time was titled a "Symphonic Fantasy" perhaps because it is one continuous movement lasting around 22 minutes- it was only later that he assigned a number to it. Like so many of Sibelius' pieces, the work evoked the landscapes of his native Finland and of vast spaces and all beautifully orchestrated. 

We then welcome oboist Nicholas Daniel for a performance of Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto, written in 1945 during the composer's final period of writing which some have described as his "Indian Summer". Originally Strauss had no intention of writing a concerto for the oboe, but on the suggestion being made to him by a 24-year-old US intelligence officer called John de Lancie while he was based in Garmisch, the composer thought on it for a time and soon he had sketched out the short score. As a civilian John de Lancie was principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Orchestra, and Strauss gave the dedication on the final score "Oboe Concerto - 1945 - suggested by an American soldier.”

Finally, Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D Major completes our concert this evening - composed during the summer of 1877 the work has a distinctly pastoral tone with the composer remarking on the manuscript- "Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze!” (“It’s so lovely to be in love in the springtime!”).

Presented by John Toal

Ulster Orchestra 
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Daniele Rustioni, conductor

Sibelius - Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
Richard Strauss - Oboe Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

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