Keywords: Chamber Music
| Nicolas Altstaedt | Cello |
| Cassandra Miller | Performance |
| Silvia Tarozzi | Performance |
| WDR Sinfonieorchester | Orchestra |
| Elena Schwarz | Conductor |
| Lisa Illean | An acre ringing, still |
| Malika Kishino | Quinta Materia |
| Cassandra Miller / Silvia Tarozzi | Bismillah meets the Creator in Springtime |
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The hr-Sinfonieorchester has been associated with the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt since its beginnings. At the 51st Darmstadt Summer Courses, it will present exceptional works to course participants from many countries as part of the final concert. Conducted by Pierre Bleuse, the program includes Morton Feldman's "String Quartet and Orchestra" with the Fabrik Quartett, and the world premiere of a new work for turntables and orchestra by Mariam Rezaei and Matthew Shlomowitz.
Johannes Maria Staud's drum concerto for Christoph Sietzen, portrait artist of the 2024/2025 season, captures the shimmer of reality. A highly virtuosic pleasure on sought-after and found instruments, from drums to flowerpots. The protagonists in Gordon Kampe's "Lyrical Symphony" are "delighted to devour": inhumanly heightened desire dominates the music. Nicolas A. Huber devotes himself to the perfection of the number 4.
Exceptionally talented violinist Arabella Steinbacher inspired Luxembourgish composer Georges Lentz to create an ethereal violin concerto. Its sound expands within the Philharmonie like starlight under the Australian Outback sky, Lentz's compositional setting. Olga Neuwirth's orchestral piece "Masaot" delves into memories and associations: music as both home and foreign land. Georges Aperghis' Etude No. 8 ignites a celebration of orchestral virtuosity.
German premiere.
The last chamber concert of the season features nature-themed music. It begins with Richard Strauss' romantic "Moonlight Music" from the opera "Capriccio," complemented by texts from Essen author Jörg Hilbert. Darius Milhaud's jazz-inspired "Creation of the World" follows. Max Richter's neoclassical "On The Nature of Daylight" and Astor Piazzolla's four tango pieces depicting the Latin American seasons complete the program. A panel discussion concludes the event.
German premiere.
A celebratory concert honoring Pierre Boulez, born March 26, 1925, and his impactful musical legacy. Featuring his magnum opus, "Pli selon pli," a sonic portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra with soprano Magali Simard-Galdès and Jonathan Nott. The concert includes a Boulez homage by Olga Neuwirth and the German premiere of "Dialogue de l'ombre double" for recorder and tape.
Writer Händl Klaus and composer Hèctor Parra present "A Song of the Earth" for our time. Olivia and Bruno journey through a desolate landscape, their sung and spoken words forming a dialogue about loss, love, and life. Kaija Saariaho's clarinet concerto, inspired by medieval tapestries, features a soloist who metaphorically "walks" through the concert hall. The WDR will broadcast the concert on June 3, 2025, with online availability for 30 days thereafter.
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