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»Auf nach Paris!« (Off to Paris!) is the motto of the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn’s concert in February. This time, the orchestra looks to neighbouring France and has designed the programme with this in mind: it starts with Haydn’s Symphony No. 83 with the beautiful nickname »La Poule« (The Chicken). The work was composed in 1785 for the concert series »Le Concert de la Loge Olympique« and confirmed Haydn’s fame in France.
The Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra takes us to sunny Spain in a celebration of some of the best classical music from and about their homeland.
Braunschweig State Orchestra
In honour of the 150th anniversary of the death of Bizet—who perished at just 36, never knowing the enormous success that awaited Carmen—Adèle Charvet and Florian Caroubi perform a selection of the composer’s melodies.
Soprano Stella Motina and pianist Vera Bogdanchikova take the audience on an unforgettable musical journey through the south of Spain and explore the passion of Carmen. From Manuel de Falla’s »Seven Spanish Folk Songs«, which illuminate love in ever new facets, they move on to Dvořák’s »Cigánské Melodie«, which awakens the desire to dance. To the sound of castanets, the audience finally arrives in Seville and takes a break in the »Lillas Pastia« taverna. The best melodies from »Carmen« by Georges Bizet are played here. Carmen, the beautiful, self-confident woman, enjoys her freedom. An adventure unfolds: love, passion, jealousy and the prophecy of fate. The beating of the chords is reminiscent of the stamping of feet in flamenco, in which the woman seems to lift her heels to assert her personal independence. The exciting journey comes to an end, but of course the listeners can linger for a moment and prolong the melodic excursion. The artists have prepared something very special.
A very unique musical dawn of spring awaits the audience with a singular selection of famous modern and romantic orchestral pieces under the direction of Igor Budinstein. A rousing programme full of the energy of Ravel’s »Bolero!« and works by Romantics such as Debussy and Bizet.