In Hamburg in February, summer is still a distant dream, but the Symphoniker Hamburg promises Mediterranean temperatures in tonight’s programme: Edward Elgar wrote his sparkling concert overture in 1904 after a holiday on the Riviera, and the music conjures up the Italian sun. Brahms was likewise full of longing for Italy, as reflected in his Second Piano Concerto. Master pianist Gerhard Oppitz performs these pearls of music history in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall. We also hear the »Capriol Suite«, written in 1926 by Peter Warlock: the British composer took his inspiration for this score from a French dance manual of 1589 entitled »Orchésographie«, which describes the courtly dances of the Renaissance in impressive detail.Please note: Since the death of its principal conductor Sir Jeffrey Tate in June 2017, the Symphoniker Hamburg has reorganised its 2017/18 season. The concert programmes and the performers may be different from those originally published. read less