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Conductor with one hand in the air

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Date
Fri 27 Feb 2026 7:30pm
Venue
Butterworth Hall
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Tickets: £45.50 (£43.50) - £23.50 (£21.50)

Under 26s/Students:  £18.50 

Pre-Concert Talk
Helen Martin Studio, 6.15pm 
Tickets: £6 (£3 for orchestral package bookers)
Please contact box office to book tickets for the talk

MOUSSA  Adgilis Deda: Hymn for orchestra

STRAUSS Four Last Songs, Op. post.,

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SIBELIUS Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.43

Conductor: Kevin John Edusei
Soprano: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha 

Recommended Age:
Suitable for all. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Both nuanced and soaring, Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) sees a then 84 year old Strauss describing a series of transitions - from changing seasons and the setting sun to death - with a calm acceptance and sense of completeness, while Sibelius’s Second, with its triumphant closure, is often associated with themes of independence and liberation.

The concert begins with contemporary composer Samy Moussa’s mournful Adgilis Deda. Loosely translating as ‘mother place’, it was inspired by Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains.

Accompanying the boundary-pushing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is rising star Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, the multi-prize-winning South African soprano.

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