FOLK INSPIRATIONS WITH PEKKA
Pekka Kuusisto Violin/Director
Sam Amidon Voice/Banjo/Acoustic Guitar
ANÁČEK arr KUUSISTO Kreutzer Sonata
TRAD/AMIDON Appalachian Folk Songs
(with string arrangements by NICO MUHLY)
MAZZOLI Dissolve, O My Heart
SIBELIUS Symphony No 3
Inspirational Finnish multi-musician Pekka Kuusisto makes a
spectacular return to the SCO with an exciting residency in the
2022/23 Season.
He’s joined by friend and colleague Sam Amidon, US neo-folk
singer/songwriter, in pitch-black murder ballads and music of
obsessive love from the USA and Europe. Janáček’s Kreutzer Sonata
– arranged by Kuusisto from a string quartet to a full string
orchestra – was inspired by a scandalous Tolstoy novella of desire,
jealousy and murderous rage, reflecting the composer’s own obsessive
love for a woman 38 years his junior. Interwoven between its
movements, Amidon sings folk songs from rural Appalachia of crime,
redemption and transcendental vision.
Kuusisto brings the wide-ranging concert to a glowing conclusion with
one of Sibelius’s most buoyant, optimistic symphonies, weaving
together threads of Finnish folk and classical refinement.
Subscription booking opens: 10am Wednesday 25 May
Single ticket booking opens: 10am Monday 27 June
HOW TO BOOK YOUR SUBSCRIPTION:
Book for a minimum of 4 concerts to be eligible for the Subscription
discounts. If you were an SCO Subscriber in 2019/20, we have secured
your seats and will hold them until Friday 24 June.
Subscribe online at www.sco.org.uk/subscriptions
[http://www.sco.org.uk/subscriptions]
You will be able to renew your Subscription or book a new one online
from 25 May. Online Subscriptions work best for customers who require
the same seats for each performance. If your Subscription is likely to
be more complicated and you would like varying numbers of seats and/or
different seating locations, you are advised to fill out a booking
form and return it by post.
Subscribe by Post:
You will also be able to use the booking forms either within our
2022/23 Season brochure, or, for previous Subscribers, a pre-filled
form that you'll receive at home. All booking forms should be returned
to SCO Subscriptions, 4 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB by Friday 24
June.
