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Cello Festival: from Respighi to Walton

Stephanie Childress, Giovanni Sollima, Laura van der Heijden
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Fri 30.10.2026 and Sat 31.10.2026
Fri 30.10.26
and
Sat 31.10.26

Devotees of the cello, take note! This programme celebrates the instrument’s rich character with two exceptional soloists. Giovanni Sollima joins the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for the world premiere of his reconstruction of Respighi’s unpublished Cello Concerto. It’s a masterful blend of early Italian treasures and modern originality. The journey continues with Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, a reimagining of Haydn and Shakespeare. Finally, British cellist Laura van der Heijden makes her highly anticipated debut alongside conductor Stephanie Childress, performing Walton’s soulful, Romantic Cello Concerto, a work of pure lyrical beauty.

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Programme

Respighi Antiche danze ed arie, suite no. 3

Respighi Cello Concerto No. 1 (reconstruction of the lost orchestral score by Sollima)

Clyne Sound and Fury

Walton Cello Concerto

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Performers

Stephanie Childress

conductor

Laura van der Heijden

cello

Giovanni Sollima

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