Oliver Knussen: conductor; Helena Rasker: mezzo soprano

No composer has enjoyed a longer and more fruitful relationship with the SCO than Sir Peter Maxwell Davies – ‘Max’. He conducted the Orchestra in the premiere of his Fourth Symphony at the BBC Proms 20 years ago; Knussen was in the audience and recognised it immediately as a masterpiece. As a 75th birthday celebration, Knussen directs it here alongside his own brilliant miniatures and Mahler’s heart-stopping Rückert songs.

Pre-concert talk: 6.30pm (free to ticket holders). Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in conversation with Svend Brown.
 

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