Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan listing on Broadway Baby

Three pioneering musical languages dramatically contrast in this expedition of the concerto form. Guided by conductor Elim Chan, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra meets two dazzling soloists.

First, Alison Balsom " described as simply divine by the Sunday Telegraph " performs the Scottish premiere of Wynton Marsaliss ambitious Trumpet Concerto. Jazz and classical idioms abound in this wild exploration of everything the instrument can do.

Then, the extraordinary visionary (Wall Street Journal) Pierre-Laurent Aimard turns to Arnold Schoenberg's inventive Piano Concerto, which the composer wrote while in exile in the United States during World War II. The concert closes with Witold Lutosawskis folkloric Concerto for Orchestra, which is inspired by the music traditions of the Kurpie region in Poland.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Elim Chan Conductor

Alison Balsom Trumpet

Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano

Wynton Marsalis Trumpet Concerto

Schoenberg Piano Concerto

Lutosawski Concerto for Orchestra

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