Gewandhausorchester, Omer Meir Wellber Dirigent/Klavier

Date & Time

Fri, Mar 28, 2025, 19:30

Venue

Gewandhaus Leipzig, Großer Saal (Leipzig)

Omer Meir Wellber is a dynamic conductor, musician, and composer who enjoys experimenting and avoids the ordinary. This concert features Glasunov's "The Seasons" ballet cycle, Mahler's Piano Quartet Scherzo (arranged by Schnittke), and Tchaikovsky's "The Seasons" in a wind arrangement. The performance blends music and dance, highlighting the cyclical nature of the seasons and culminating in a celestial apotheosis.
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Keywords: Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Gewandhausorchester	Orchestra
Omer Meir Wellber	Conductor, Piano
Giorgia Leonardi	Dance
Emilio Barone	Dance
Ermanno Sbezzo	Choreographer

Program

Auszüge aus "Die Jahreszeiten" op. 37b	Piotr Tchaikovsky
Zwei Sätze für Klavierquartett	Gustav Mahler /Alfred Schnittke
Die Jahreszeiten op. 67	Alexander Glasunow

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