Ulster Orchestra On Your Doorstep: Highlands & Fjords

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture 

Sinding      Suite in the Old Style 

Grieg        Selections from Holberg Suite 

Mendelssohn   Symphony No.3 Scottish 

Rolf Verbeek                   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.