Lammermuir Festival Closing Concert
Who’s on stage
Principal conductor Dinis Sousa is at the helm for this evening’s performance with Royal Northern Sinfonia. Ever-energetic violinist and artist partner Maria Włoszczowska shines as soloist in the concerto.
What’s happening in the music
The two most influential early Romantic composers, Mendelssohn and Schumann, make a great pairing for the final concert of the festival. Schumann’s Violin Concerto, composed at the end of his life and still very much a rarity in concert, is a gloriously lyrical, heroic work perfectly suited to Maria Wloszczowska’s sweet-toned virtuosity. The sparkling beauty of Mendelssohn’s enthralling Shakespearian score brings the 2024 Lammermuir Festival to a magical conclusion.
What you'll hear
Felix Mendelssohn Overture ‘The Fair Melusine’
Robert Schumann Violin Concerto
Felix Mendelssohn Overture and incidental music to ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Who's playing
Dinis Sousa Principal Conductor
Maria Włoszczowska Artistic partner / Violin