Ulster Orchestra On Your Doorstep in Coleraine: The Hero's Journey

Samy Moussa Elysium

Dvořák Violin Concerto

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Eroica

GABRIEL BEBEŞELEA CONDUCTOR

ALENA BAEVA VIOLIN

The Ulster Orchestra is delighted to return to Coleraine for their annual concert to perform this exhilarating concert with special guests, violinist Alena Baeva and conductor Gabriel Bebeşelea.

Heroes are dangerous – they can inspire us to great things, or, if they stumble, shatter our illusions. Elysium by Samy Moussa finds us in the everlasting paradise where heroes dwell; majestic, virtuous and ecstatically triumphant. Beethoven’s Third Symphony lost its original dedication when Napoleon turned from hero to villain and the epigraph simply became ‘Heroic... dedicated to the memory of a great man’; this extraordinary, revolutionary symphony makes a hero of Beethoven himself. Dvořák’s Violin Concerto was not written for a hero so much as a friend and collaborator in Joseph Joachim and it is bursting with Czech folk music influences, especially in its skirling, dancing final movement.

PLEASE NOTE: Advance tickets for this concert can only be bought online. The Ulster Orchestra does not have a Box Office system so cannot facilitate phone or in-person sales and tickets cannot be purchased from Ulster University. Tickets can also be bought at the door with cash or card on the night of the performance. If you require essential assistance from your carer to attend this performance, please email info@ulsterorchestra.com to enquire.

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