Sunrise: Santtu conducts Strauss

Enjoy a thrilling Strauss double-bill, Also sprach Zarathustra and An Alpine Symphony, conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

This concert was filmed live on 30 September 2021 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. It marked the beginning of Santtu's tenure as Principal Conductor, and opened the Philharmonia's series Human/Nature: Music for a Precious Planet.

Jess Gillam interviews Santtu before the concert, and in the interval, discusses Strauss's masterpieces with Gillian Moore, Director of Music at the Southbank Centre.

Read our programme notes: https://spark.adobe.com/page/V21MAoAn...

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:06:47 – R STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
00:51:58 – R STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony

The stream of this concert is supported by Citi

Human/Nature was supported by
Kate and Andrew Davis
The Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund

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