Albion Orchestra: Scheherazade

About the show

Join the Albion Orchestra at St Gabriel’s, Pimlico for an evening of exploration and storytelling. Beginning in Cornwall, the performance opens with Smyth’s Overture to The Wreckers, which portrays the plundering of ships by 19th-century Cornish villagers. Following this, soloist Esther Yoo joins the orchestra in Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a work that balances lyrical grace with rhythmic vitality, showcasing the composer’s distinctive melodic voice.

For the final work of the programme, hear the Albion Orchestra perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade with narrations by Theia Charles and John Fleming. A monumental setting of One Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade tells the story of Sultan Shahryar abandoning his murderous ways, captivated by his bride’s stories.

ETHEL SMYTH Overture to The Wreckers
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63
NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35

Violin - Esther Yoo
Narrators - Theia Charles, John Fleming
Conductor - Stone Tung