On Your Doorstep: Highlands & Fjords – Guildhall

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture
Sinding Suite in the Old Style 
Grieg Selections from Holberg Suite 
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 Scottish 

ROLF VERBEECK CONDUCTOR
GONGBO JIANG VIOLIN

Felix Mendelssohn fell in love with Scotland on holiday and the resulting musical inspiration produced two of his best-known and loved works, the Hebrides Overture and his Third Symphony, nicknamed Scottish. From his depiction of the sea around the coast and even a bit of Hibernian thunder, both evocatively depict the dramatic scenery of Scotland. 

From the Scottish Highlands, we travel to the Norwegian Fjords. Grieg’s Holberg Suite is dancing and utterly delightful, while Ulster Orchestra violinist Gongbo Jiang is soloist in Christian Sinding’s lyrical Suite in the Old Style.