Dreams and Utopia

Violinist Caroline Widmann brings her distinctive artistry to a programme with Hildegard von Bingen’s medieval antiphons, Franz Schreker’s colourful pantomime Der Geburtstag der Infantin, and a rare performance of Richard Strauss’s Violin Concerto.

Carolin Widmann leader  

Hildegard von Bingen: Antiphon Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita, antiphon 
Franz Schreker: Geburtstag der Infantin   
Richard Strauss: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 8  

Please note that there will be no intermission during the concert. 

Carolin Widmann has become known for her distinctive violin artistry and open-minded concert programming. Hildegard von Bingen’s antiphons, dating back nearly nine hundred years, unfold as unpredictable and ecstatic melodies. Even without words, they exude a feminine theology in which woman stands at the center of creation. Oscar Wilde’s story of a Spanish princess’s birthday is tragic, but Franz Schreker’s 1908 dance pantomime “Der Geburtstag der Infantin” focuses on the beauty of the celebration. The concert program also features a true rarity: Richard Strauss’s Romantic Violin Concerto, Op. 8, which the 17-year-old composer sketched in his math notebook.

Tickets 10–35 € + subscription fees (starting at €1.50 + 0.65% of the total amount of the order www.lippu.fi)