Set your preferred locations for a better search. You can sign up here.

Shostakovich' Symphony No. 5 & Cello Concerto: Semyon Bychkov & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Date & Time
Wed, Mar 5, 2025, 20:15
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)
Artistic depiction of the event

Musicians

Tsjechisch Philharmonisch Orkest
Semyon BychkovConductor
Sheku Kanneh-MasonCello

Program

Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in d minor, op. 47Dmitri Shostakovich
Give feedback
Last update: Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 12:40

Similar events

These events are similar in terms of concept, place, musicians or the program.

Artistic depiction of the event

Czech Philharmonic / Sheku Kanneh-Mason / Jakub Hrůša

Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Tschechische Philharmonie, Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Cello), Jakub Hrůša (Conductor)
Following a brilliant Elbphilharmonie debut in 2019 with »his« Bamberg Symphony, conductor Jakub Hrůša has become a popular regular visitor to the Elbphilharmonie. From his Czech homeland, he not only brings undoubtedly its best orchestra, but also provides a wonderful programme. This evening’s soloist is the young talented star Sheku Kanneh-Mason performing an all-time favourite cello concerto. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is one of the most frequently performed cello concertos of all, although Dvořák apparently considered the instrument no more than »a piece of wood that screeches at the top and drones at the bottom«. Yet, the composer must have secretly loved the cello because this composition is captivating with enchanting songlike melodies, great dramatic progressions and delicately lyrical passages. This evening’s soloist is 24-year-old British rising star Sheku Kanneh-Mason, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. This piece with its virtuoso leaps and technical intricacies offers him many possibilities to demonstrate the qualities of this instrument. »The music saved me!« writes Josef Suk, who dedicated the »Asrael« Symphony to two dear relatives, who had recently passed away. The work is named after the archangel who, in Islam, guides the souls of the dead to paradise. It is a work of magnificent beauty; despair and grief meet poetically transfiguring memory. Funeral March, Dance of Death, tender portrait of his wife – the music is so emotionally powerful that one wonders why Suk has not (yet) achieved the popularity of his contemporary Gustav Mahler or his father-in-law Antonín Dvořák!
Info (www.elbphilharmonie.de)
Artistic depiction of the event

Jeugdorkest Nederland plays Shostakovich' Symphony No. 5

Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 20:00
Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)
Jeugdorkest Nederland, Jurjen Hempel (Conductor), Rosanne Philippens (Violin)
The SummerConcerts powered by VriendenLoterij present two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from pop music to film scores. Top musicians from the Netherlands and around the world bring you all your favourite classical pieces, as well as tributes to Leonard Cohen and The Beatles, and all your favourite film music.We also present a host of young talent in our summer concerts, including youth orchestras from South Africa and Turkey, and top young classical soloists. After many of the concerts, we offer a meet-and-greet with the artists in an informal setting, or an afterparty with DJ in the Entrance Hall. In one of the world’s finest concert halls, there’s something for everyone this summer at The Concertgebouw!
Info (www.concertgebouw.nl)
Artistic depiction of the event

Mahler's Symphony No. 5 & Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3

Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 20:15
Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)
Mahler Academy Orchestra, Philipp von Steinaecker (Conductor), Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano)
What did Mahler's Fifth Symphony sound like at the beginning of the last century? The Mahler Academy Orchestra, attached to the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bolzano, sheds new light on performance practice in Mahler's time with the Originalklang-Project. The orchestra consists partly of academics and partly of professional musicians, drawn from the best European orchestras. In Toblach, where Mahler composed his last symphonic works, they mastered playing on original Viennese instruments from around 1900 under the direction of Philipp von Steinaecker. The strings use gut strings; the woodwind and brass play on instruments Mahler acquired during his time as conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic.Norwegian star pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will solo in Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. Fun fact: Mahler conducted this work at the New York Philharmonic in 1910 with Rachmaninoff himself as soloist. The Mahler Academy Orchestra's concert is a prelude to the Mahler Festival in May 2025.Originalklang with original text: first performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony in the new critical edition by Breitkopf & Härtel.
Info (www.concertgebouw.nl)
Artistic depiction of the event

Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Lalo’s Cello Concerto

Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 11:00
Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Elias Grandy (Conductor), Jaemin Han (Cello)
The Sunday Morning Concert brings you wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from the Netherlands and abroad. Enjoy the most beautiful music in the morning! You can make your Sunday complete by enjoying a delicious post-concert lunch in restaurant LIER.The Royal Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. Attend a concert and have an experience you will never forget. Come and enjoy inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the intimate Recital Hall.
Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)
Artistic depiction of the event

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5

Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 11:00
Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Markus Stenz (Conductor), Simone Lamsma (Violin)
The Sunday Morning Concert brings you wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from the Netherlands and abroad. Enjoy the most beautiful music in the morning! You can make your Sunday complete by enjoying a delicious post-concert lunch in restaurant LIER.The Royal Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. Attend a concert and have an experience you will never forget. Come and enjoy inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the intimate Recital Hall.
Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)
Artistic depiction of the event

Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 & Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22

Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 20:00
Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Strausser (Conductor), Yeol Eum Son (Piano)
The SummerConcerts powered by VriendenLoterij present two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from pop music to film scores. Top musicians from the Netherlands and around the world bring you all your favourite classical pieces, as well as tributes to Leonard Cohen and The Beatles, and all your favourite film music.We also present a host of young talent in our summer concerts, including youth orchestras from South Africa and Turkey, and top young classical soloists. After many of the concerts, we offer a meet-and-greet with the artists in an informal setting, or an afterparty with DJ in the Entrance Hall. In one of the world’s finest concert halls, there’s something for everyone this summer at The Concertgebouw!
Info (www.concertgebouw.nl)