The concert opens with Tarkiainen’s Joye, alluding to the ancient French word meaning “bliss” and “fortune”, it is filled with the elation and recklessness of a moment of intense happiness. Whetting your appetite ahead of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5. The great symphonic soundscapes of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral music is closely tied to the theme of ‘Fate’, and the full emotional weight of this motif is heard at its strongest in his Symphony No.5. It displays Tchaikovsky’s brilliant orchestration and his ability to weave in the folk songs of his homeland, culminating with the ultimate triumph of hope in the explosive final movement of the symphony.
