Keywords: Symphony Concert
| Robert Treviño | Conductor |
| Frank Peter Zimmermann | Violin |
| Wiener Symphoniker |
| Frank Martin | Concerto for violin and orchestra |
| Piotr Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 in e minor op. 64 |
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Unplayable? Indeed, the best violinists 150 years ago thought that Tchaikovsky's newly composed violin concerto was far too difficult, that it could not be played at all. When someone finally dared to perform it, the piece was torn apart by critics. It is hard to believe when one hears it today in all its beauty and brilliance in the concert hall. Here, it is performed by Artist in Residence Augustin Hadelich, who makes even the most difficult passages seem as if they could be played effortlessly. For those who are not already in a festive mood, Tchaikovsky's ballet music "The Nutcracker" will surely put them in the Christmas spirit - and evoke happy memories of childhood, Christmas scents, and candlelight...
Unplayable? Indeed, the best violinists 150 years ago thought that Tchaikovsky's newly composed violin concerto was far too difficult, that it could not be played at all. When someone finally dared to perform it, the piece was torn apart by critics. It is hard to believe when one hears it today in all its beauty and brilliance in the concert hall. Here, it is performed by Artist in Residence Augustin Hadelich, who makes even the most difficult passages seem as if they could be played effortlessly. For those who are not already in a festive mood, Tchaikovsky's ballet music "The Nutcracker" will surely put them in the Christmas spirit - and evoke happy memories of childhood, Christmas scents, and candlelight...
Unplayable? Indeed, the best violinists 150 years ago thought that Tchaikovsky's newly composed violin concerto was far too difficult, that it could not be played at all. When someone finally dared to perform it, the piece was torn apart by critics. It is hard to believe when one hears it today in all its beauty and brilliance in the concert hall. Here, it is performed by Artist in Residence Augustin Hadelich, who makes even the most difficult passages seem as if they could be played effortlessly. For those who are not already in a festive mood, Tchaikovsky's ballet music "The Nutcracker" will surely put them in the Christmas spirit - and evoke happy memories of childhood, Christmas scents, and candlelight...
Over 2500 applicants and auditions in 25 European cities - every year, the most talented young musicians from all over Europe apply for this orchestra. What the very best among them achieve under the direction of the most esteemed conductors worldwide is breathtaking. It is no wonder they speak of "dedication and enthusiasm" when talking about their passion for making music together. This time, they are our guests with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, a kind of musical psychogram of the composer that oscillates between soaring heights and deep despair. The four movements are a ride through all emotions for the audience as well... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto in G major is popular not least because he draws from it abundantly - from divine harmony to satanic rage, one can experience the entire spectrum of emotions. In this concert, it will be performed by the French violinist Renaud Capuçon. Invited by the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Sibelius's violin concerto is now the most performed of all violin concertos from the 20th century. Yet its musical language belongs to the late 19th century, and the music is warm and lyrical, dramatic and melancholic. Sibelius, himself a violinist, possibly wrote the concerto he himself would have wanted to play – albeit on a technical level far beyond his own. In this way, the violin concerto can be seen as a farewell to the youthful dreams of a career as a violin virtuoso. It is among the more challenging in the genre, as many violinists have attested.Taking on the challenge is the young award-winning violinist Maria Ioudenitch. In 2021, she won first prize in the prestigious Ysaÿe International Music Competition and the same year also the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition. Maria Ioudenitch was born in Russia but moved to the USA with her family at the age of two.Tchaikovsky composed his fifth symphony during a few summer months in 1888. He had complained about a lack of inspiration in the spring: "Am I burned out? No ideas, no desire?" But the fifth became a vital, emotionally charged, and in many respects brilliant symphony. It premiered under the composer's direction at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in November of the same year.The concert opens with the Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodis's Liguria, music that takes us on a journey between five small fishing villages clinging to the cliffs along Italy's northwest coast.Read more about chief conductor Ryan Bancroft
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