Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Beethoven Five
- When
- 18–20 Feb
- Where
- Perth, Edinburgh & Glasgow

The programme
Approx. 1h 30m · 20m interval
Walton
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (9’)
Lutosławski
Cello Concerto (23’)
- Interval
Beethoven
Symphony No5 (34’)
The evening
It’s raw feeling. It’s rock ’n’ roll. It’s a revolution in four notes. It’s Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: music that makes the composer the star, with no emotion off limit. If you’ve heard it before, you’ll know that you can never hear it often enough; if you haven’t – well, you’re in for the ride of your life. Thomas Søndergård conducts it tonight, along with Walton’s movie classic and the ear-tingling sonic adventures of Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto, played by the fabulous Pablo Ferrández.
Plus, don’t miss our special side-by-side performance with the young musicians of Sistema Scotland in Perth.
Supported by the Dorothy Rathband Family Trust. Recommended by Classic FM
On stage
Thomas Søndergård
Conductor
Pablo Ferrández
Cello
Big Noise Raploch
Perth only