Concertgebouw Orchestra: Arnold Schoenberg 150

Date & Time

Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

We proudly present a unique triptych to mark Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday. Ryan Wigglesworth leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in three widely different key works by the groundbreaking Viennese composer, performed in a visually captivating mise en espace created by Pierre Audi. The ominous one-act Erwartung, featuring soprano Sara Jakubiak, is framed by an attractive twelve-tone piece and the shimmering late-romantic orchestral work Pelleas und Melisande. Arnold SchoenbergThe triptych sheds light on the fascinating development of Schoenberg’s music. In his great... Read full text

Keywords: Contemporary, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)

Musicians

Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth	Conductor
Sara Jakubiak	Soprano
Ryoko Aoki	Nô performer
Pierre Audi	Mise-en-espace

Program

Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene	Arnold Schönberg
Erwartung, op. 17	Arnold Schönberg
Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5	Arnold Schönberg

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