SOLD OUT: Kent Nagano conducts Hosokawa and Bruckner

Date & Time

Sun, Feb 25, 2024, 17:00

Venue

Konzerthalle Bamberg, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal (Bamberg)

»The flute so gracefully captures the ears that it brings calm and peace to all emotions, right into the soul«. This quote from Plutarch builds a wonderful bridge to the opening of our concert – the spiritual flute concerto by the prominent Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa. Premiered in 2022, the piece is about a fascinating ceremony. According to Hosokawa, the solo part represents »a shamanic person« who invokes the orchestra as »the world, the universe, nature« using breathing sounds to... Read full text

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Musicians

Nagano Kent	Conductor
Daniela Koch	Flute

Program

Toshio Hosokawa	»Ceremony« für Flöte und Orchester (Deutsche Erstaufführung)
Anton Bruckner	Symphonie Nr. 3 d-Moll

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