Joseph Haydn: Overture to the opera The Soul of the Philosopher, or Orpheus and Eurydice, Hob. 28:13
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126
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Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485
The second concert by Festival Maribor’s resident orchestra the
Haydn Philharmonic will feature two performers who are known for their directness and sincerity, their courage to fill the hall with their most intimate feelings and for their ability to embrace all the extremes that music can express. With insight, intuition and fearlessness,
Barnabás Kelemen, who on this occasion we will also get to know as conductor, and
Nicolas Altstaedt, the evening’s soloist, were born to perform music that touches us both philosophically and emotionally.
By way of introduction, the evening begins in the company of the mature Joseph Haydn – or rather with the overture to his final opera
L'anima del filosofo or Orpheus and Eurydice, an opera which, for unexplained reasons, went unperformed during the composer’s lifetime. Shostakovich’s
Concerto for Cello No. 1, a profound example of epic musical narrative that is considered a model of lyrical and declamatory instrumental music, will draw us even further into the drama that can take place deep inside the recesses of one’s inner being. An unusual but pleasant change of course marks the second half, courtesy of Franz Schubert, that extraordinary connoisseur of the human soul and its cravings, and his buoyant
Fifth Symphony, a work that boils over with the energy of life while at the same time reminding us of its gentle beauty.
The concert is part of the Orchestral Series of Narodni dom Maribor’s 2019/2020 season.
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Tickets: Festival Pass 60 € / for subscribers of the Orchestral Series as part of the Subscription / 25 € / Pre-sale 20 € / Senior 20 € / Students, Disability 12,50 €
Discounted tickets can be purchased at the Information office of Narodni dom Maribor or at the concert venue up to an hour before the concert.
