Vadim Gluzman plays Prokofiev

Date & Time

Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 20:00

Venue

»Passion is a state of the soul.« Salvator Dali once said this – and Tchaikovsky can arguably be regarded as the embodiment of this state: He was an emotional man through and through, who often struggled with not being what society expected him to be. Even his nanny called him a »porcelain child«. His states of mind left traces, especially in his most individual symphony, which was premiered in 1893 shortly before his unexpected death. He said he had »put... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Juraj Valčuha	Conductor
Vadim Gluzman	Violin

Program

»Evening serenade« aus »Silent Music«	Valentin Silvestrov
Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 g-moll op. 63	Sergei Prokofiev
Symphonie Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 »Pathétique«	Piotr Tchaikovsky

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