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RSB on Tour: Hamburg

Date & Time
Sat, May 4, 2024, 20:00

Keywords: Guest Concert, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Vladimir JurowskiConductor
Christian TetzlaffViolin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Program

"Památník Lidicím" (Lidice Memorial) for orchestraBohuslav Martinů
Meditation on the old Bohemian chorale "Svatý Václave" for string orchestra op. 35aJosef Suk
Fantasy for violin and orchestra op. 24Josef Suk
Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65Dmitri Shostakovich
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