Programme
- Unsuk ChinKonzert für Violoncello und Orchester
- Richard Strauss„Don Juan“ – Sinfonische Dichtung nach Nikolaus Lenau op. 20
- Richard Strauss„Tod und Verklärung“ – Sinfonische Dichtung op. 24
About
Our composer in residence, Unsuk Chin, drew inspiration for her cello concerto from what she described as “Alban Gerhardt’s unique artistry.” The Berlin-born dedicatee premiered the work at the London Proms in 2009 and will now also perform Chin’s transparent composition at Konzerthaus, which, according to one critic, “never drowns out the soloist despite the large orchestral ensemble and thoroughly explores the instrument’s specific lyrical qualities despite all the technical difficulties.”Under the baton of Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė, two tone poems by Richard Strauss will follow: W
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