27 Nov 2014 - Classical at Symphony Hall
Imagine a symphony played by an angel. That’s how Anton Bruckner first dreamed of the blissful opening melody of his Seventh Symphony – and when you hear it, you’ll understand why: this is music that scales sublime heights and heartrending depths.
For Andris Nelsons, it’s a labour of love; so he begins by teaming up with the incomparable Stephen Hough in Schumann’s ever-fresh love-poem of a Piano Concerto.
1pm Pre-concert talk, Bruckner’s Seventh: Critic and broadcaster David Nice explores Bruckner’s best-loved symphony.