Dates + Times
Saturday 30 March
5 – 7pm
Join us for an intimate concert like no other inside the Throne Room at Auckland Castle as we welcome the world-renowned Royal Northern Sinfonia!
The lush Romantic music of Johannes Brahms sits at the heart of this very special performance. The String Sextet No. 2, for two violins, two violas and two cellos, is a rich, vivid piece that shows off the full range and colour of the string section.
The Clarinet Quintet is a bold, lively showcase for clarinet and string quintet that proves it’s never too late in life to create something beautiful. Brahms declared himself retired the year before he wrote it but on hearing a popular clarinet player of the time, felt inspired to pick up his pen and get writing again. It turned out to be one of his best.
A short interlude from Richard Strauss’ opera Capriccio, in which a poet and a musician vie for the affections of a glamorous French countess, sets the scene for the evening.
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