Peltokoski conducts Holst and Vaughan Williams

Synopsis

Tarmo Peltokoski, a favourite of audiences and musicians alike, is at the conductor's podium to begin his final season as the LNSO's Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. The accordion part of "Tango" by Arturas Maskats is played by the widely acclaimed bandoneonist Artūrs Noviks. Gustav Holst is celebrating his 150th birthday in 2024, and therefore his most famous work, the symphonic suite "The Planets" is part of the program. Each movement of the seven-movement suite is dedicated to a different planet in the solar system and its astrological characteristics. In its final movement, “Neptune, The Magician”, the orchestra is joined by the singers of the Riga Project Choir, directed by Christopher Walsh-Sink. Their voices can also be heard in the performance of Ralph Vaughan-Williams' Seventh or "Antarctic Symphony", which has its roots in the music for the 1948 film "Scott of the Antarctic". PROGRAM Holst: Planets; Vaughan Williams: Antarctic Symphony; Maskats: Tango

Additional Info

• No: 8976
• Composer: Holst, Vaughan Williams, Maskats
• Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski
• Orchestra: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
• Production year: 2024
• Run time: 01:52:00
• Director: Agita Cāne-Ķīle
• Producers: BFMI in co-production with ZDF in collaboration with LTV and Arte
• Format: HDTV 16:9