"Tausendundeine Nacht"
Date & Time
Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 11:00A Persian sultan, enraged by his unfaithful wife, murders a young woman every morning. A clever princess aims to end this terror through storytelling. This frame story from "One Thousand and One Nights" inspired Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade." A solo violin portrays the princess, while the orchestra depicts her stories of storms, caravans, feasts, and flying carpets.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
Keywords: Children and Family
Musicians
Essener Philharmoniker | |
Wolfram-Maria Märtig | Conductor |
Malte Arkona | Moderator |
Program
"Scheherazade", op. 35 - Sinfonische Suite nach "Tausendundeine Nacht" für Orchester(Auswahl) | Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow |