»Nordic Swans«

Date & Time

Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 20:00

Venue

The Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi, and Nordic Pulse return to Cologne with "Nordic Swans" after last year's success. Known for their energy and performance, the orchestra plays from memory, dances, and sings. "Nordic Swans" is inspired by Tchaikovsky and explores the Nordic spirit.
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Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Baltic Sea Philharmonic
Kristjan Järvi	Conductor

Program

Nordic Swans
Tuonelan joutsen (Der Schwan von Tuonela) op. 22,2 aus: Lemminkäinen-Suite op. 22 Legende nach dem finnischen Volksepos "Kalevala"	Jean Sibelius
Swansong für Orchester	Arvo Pärt
Suite aus "Der Schwanensee" op. 20 CS 12 zusammengestellt von Kristjan Järvi	Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky / Kristjan Järvi
Das Programm wurde von Kristjan Järvi arrangiert und zusammengestellt. Es ist inspiriert von nordischen Kompositionen, die den Schwan thematisieren, z.B. Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky: Schwanensee und Arvo Pärt: Hymnischer Schwanengesang

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