Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Narcissus, the Thespian hunter who fell in love with his own image, inspired Matthias Pintscher to compose his own reflection on 'the interaction of different groups and their mirror images', a work for cello and orchestra. Pintscher conducts Reflections on Narcissus here before a semi-staged performance of Mendelssohn's incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Mendelssohn's delicate, mercurial and strident music is interspersed with excerpts from Shakespeare's text to form a centrepiece of this season's celebrations of Shakespeare's 400th anniversary.

Cast/Performers

Katherine Brodeerick (soprano), Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Alisa Weilerstein (cello)

Creatives/Company

Company: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Matthias Pintscher
Director: Bijan Sheibani