Brahms: Double Concerto
14:25 Thu 7 May 2026 MediaCityUK Salford
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her.
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her.
Change of Repertoire
Please note we will now be performing Daníel Bjarnason’s 'I Want to be Alive: III/Pandora’s Box', not 'I Want to be Alive: Echo/Narcissus' as previously advertised.
Programme
- Double Concerto
- I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus
Performers
- Daníel Bjarnasonconductor
- Zoë Beyersviolin
- Peter Dixoncello
Composers
Concert Information
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her. Narcissus, a self-obsessed beautiful young man, rejects Echo and leaves her to waste away, setting the scene Bjarnason’s I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus, an emotionally charged, cinematic reflection of echoing motifs and immersive story telling.
Brahms’s Double Concerto contains a world of energy and sharp contrasts. The fast-slow-fast feel of the piece, combined with its rich layered sound scaping, brings together calm introspection with bursts of sheer intensity.
