| Jugendsinfonieorchester Berlin am Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium | |
| Die Primaner | |
| Canta Chiara | |
| Knut Andreas | Conductor |
| Jan Olberg | Conductor |
| Carsten Schultze | Conductor |
| Suite aus dem Ballett „Der Nußknacker“ op. 71a | Piotr Tchaikovsky |
| Auszüge aus dem Oratorium „Messiah“ HWV 56 | Georg Friedrich Händel |
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Georg Friedrich Schenck is best known for his outstanding CD recordings: His recording of Beethoven’s immensely difficult Hammerklavier Sonata continues to set standards today. The former master student of the legendary pianist André Watts is himself a long-standing professor of piano. His master students include piano virtuosos such as Evgeni Bozhanov, Sukyeon Kim, Georgijs Osokins and Hyelim Kim. For his piano recital in the Elbphilharmonie’s Small Hall, Schenck has chosen among other works Beethoven’s »Appassionata« sonata – one of the most popular sonatas in piano literature.
This concert features settings of Psalm 110 (Dixit Dominus) by Handel and Jennefelt. Handel's piece represents his significant early church music. Jennefelt's work combines the psalm text with Pope Urban II's crusade call, dedicated to the "Women in Black" of Srebrenica. It incorporates a lament of a surviving woman, highlighting the dangers of totalitarianism and promoting understanding and compassion.
For the most English of German-born composers, these intimate arias composed between 1724 and 1726 were an ode to his origins. A concentrate of grace, with Les Arts Florissants stripped down to its chamber formation, and soloists Rowan Pierce and James Way.
The Easter festivities continue with Handel’s oratorio La resurrezione, performed by Les Arts Florissants, which over the years has interpreted many of the Baroque master’s lyrical and sacred scores.
“Sol per te” is the most famous love duet between Flavia and Lepido from Georg Friedrich Händel's opera Silla – and just one of the many famous duets by the master of the genre – which will be performed this evening by outstanding female soloists: Olga Pasiecznik and Anna Radziejewska with Early Instrument Ensemble of the Polish Royal Opera Capella Regia Polona. In the emotional Io t'abbraccio from the opera Rodelinda, the title character confesses her feelings for Bertarid, as do Cleopatra and Caesar in Caro! Bella! from the opera Giulio Cesare, while in the dramatic duet Per le porte dell tormento, Rosmene and Tirinto confront turbulent passions in the opera Imeneo. This last one Händel wrote humorously, in the style of a musical comedy, in which he treated the dramatic dilemmas between heart and duty with a wink. This, in turn, influenced the music, balancing pathos and playfulness, which is rare in Händel's operas. The programme for the evening will be complemented by outstanding instrumental compositions by the German-British Baroque master. Alexandra KozowiczConcert duration: approximately 80 minutes
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