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