In the season’s opening concert, renowned violist Laurence Power takes on the challenge by stepping into the role of violin soloist in Brahms’s Double Concerto, while the cello part is performed by the orchestra’s artistic partner, Nicolas Altstaedt.
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102
Interval
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76, B. 54
“This concerto is a work of reconciliation—Joachim and Brahms have spoken to each other again for the first time in years”, wrote Clara Schumann of Brahms’s Double Concerto, Op. 102. The rift had been caused by Joseph Joachim’s divorce, in which Brahms sided with the violinist’s wife. In the concerto, the violin and cello explore the problems of a relationship, with the orchestra acting as the referee. Renowned violist Laurence Power takes on the challenge by stepping into the role of violin soloist, while the cello part is performed by the orchestra’s artistic partner, Nicolas Altstaedt. Dvořák’s rarely heard Fifth Symphony is one of the composer’s most optimistic and life-affirming works, his “Pastoral Symphony,” which has been favorably compared to Brahms.
This concert is for you if you believe in the power of music to speak to you in a serious yet passionate way.
Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre
Kulttuuriaukio 2
02100 Espoo
Tickets 10–35 € + subscription fees (starting at €1.50 + 0.65% of the total amount of the order www.lippu.fi)
Sarjan nimi
Concert introduction from 6.10 pm to 6.30 pm in the foyer before the concert.
