Every summer, over 200 musicians from some 70 orchestras converge on Walk Festival Hall for a two-month jamboree currently under the direction of Donald Runnicles. This year, the hall itself is taking (and giving!) centre stage as Yo-Yo Ma helps celebrate its half-century.
Nestling among well-loved classics are a new work by Detlev Glanert, Missy Mazzoli’s 2022 Violin Concerto and the premiere of a new piece for percussion and orchestra by Clarice Assad. Supplying an ‘enlightening’ finale are two semi-staged performances of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
