Hallam Sinfonia Strings: Richard Strauss 'Metamorphosen'
Sun 01 Feb
|Channing Hall
Written during the final year of World War 2, Richard Strauss' deeply moving work for 23 strings players is a lament to the colossal destruction of his beloved German cities. Together with Richard Jenkinson, the Hallam Sinfonia Strings have been working on this beautifully poignant piece.
Time & Location
01 Feb 2026, 15:00 – 17:00
Channing Hall, 45 Surrey St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2LG, UK
About the event
Passionately led by the brilliant and multi-talented musician, Richard Jenkinson, the Hallam Sinfonia Strings have been working hard outside of orchestra rehearsals to bring this wonderful piece to life.
As well as having the privilege to work in depth on such a fascinating and important piece, we also want to acknowledge the sad mirroring of our current time and back in 1944; devastating destruction is still very much happening in our world, and perhaps we need a Metamorphosis of our own...
Written for 23 string parts, Metamorphosen is unique in it's rich complexity and is rarely performed here in Sheffield. The beautiful Channing Hall will provide the perfect venue for this intimate concert. the space filled with light and stunning music to lift the new year's darkness.
We will perform Metamorphosen alongside two other beautiful pieces for string only repertoire, Elgar's sumptuous 'Serenade for Strings' and one of Mozart's joyous…
Tickets
Adult
£15.00
+£0.38 ticket service fee
Student / Under 18
£5.00
+£0.13 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00