The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO)

Programme:
Kurt Schwertsik - Schrumpf-Symphonie op. 80
Schubert - Symphony No.9 ‘The Great’

Kevin John Edusei - conductor

For his debut with the Orchestra, Kevin John Edusei brings us two Viennese composers from very different eras. Maverick Kurt Schwertsik’s engaging music is laced with wry humour. ‘Schrumpf’ means shrunken and that is exactly what it is - a miniature symphony. Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is quite the opposite. Discovered by Robert Schumann ten years after Schubert’s death he famously described it as having a “heavenly length”. It is monumental in scale, a roller-coaster of rhythmical energy and lyricism that leaves you exhilarated.