Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

PBO's 2009/10 Season opens with a tribute to Josef Haydn, featuring cello virtuoso Steven Isserlis, as well as a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7. Music Director Nicholas McGegan conducts.

HAYDN: Symphony No. 101 in D major, “The Clock”
HAYDN: Concerto for Violoncello in C major
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Steven Isserlis, violoncello

The 2009/10 Season opens in September with cello virtuoso Steven Isserlis performing Franz Josef Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major in tribute to the composer’s bicentennial. Music Director Nicholas McGegan conducts this entertaining program that also features one of
Haydn’s most popular London symphonies, known as “The Clock” for its steady, driving tempo, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s energetic Symphony No. 7 that was famously described by Richard Wagner as being the “apotheosis of the dance.”