SCO 24/25: An afternoon with Pekka & friends

Get up close with Finnish violin superstar Pekka Kuusisto in this intimate chamber afternoon. He’s joined by regular collaborator Simon Crawford-Phillips on piano, plus some of the SCO’s brilliant principal players, in music to charm, excite and entertain.  

There’s entrancing melody courtesy of Schubert’s elegant early Sonatina and Fauré’s exquisite Cello Sonata, plus passion from Clara Schumann’s adventurous Romances, and bustling Parisian energy in Martinů’s rarely-heard sonata. Kuusisto brings the concert to an exuberant conclusion with music from Stravinsky’s Faustian parable of a soldier’s struggles with the Devil for his very soul – and his beloved violin.  

Artists

Pekka Kuusisto Violin  
Simon Crawford-Phillips Piano  
André Cebrián Flute  
Maximilano Martín Clarinet  
Philip Higham Cello      

Programme

SCHUBERT Sonatina in D major  
FAURÉ Cello Sonata in G minor  
CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances  
MARTINŮ Sonata for flute, violin and piano  
STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale: Suite  

Pekka Kuusisto Visiting Artist Chair kindly supported by The Honorary Consulate of Finland, Edinburgh and Glasgow  

Presented by The Scottish Chamber Orchestra