SCO 25/26: Schumann Cello Concerto

From a daring maritime adventure to a captivating showcase for the soulful cello – in the company of vibrant Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham. 

An international soloist as well as a pivotal SCO musician, Philip Higham takes centre-stage for the poetry and passion of Schumann’s entrancing Cello Concerto, written in a two-week burst of inspiration. 

German composer Jörg Widmann pays affectionate homage to Schumann in his witty Albumblätter, receiving its first UK performances, while Debussy takes us dancing and sailing in his charming Petite Suite. Mendelssohn weighs the anchor for more distant shores, however, in his thrilling celebration of seafaring heroism. 

Artists

Maxim Emelyanychev conductor 
Philip Higham cello* 

Programme

MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage 
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto* 
WIDMANN Albumblätter (UK Premiere)* 
DEBUSSY Petite Suite 

Presented by The Scottish Chamber Orchestra