‘Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra - Swedish National Orchestra’
Past event
Cancelled
Postponed
20 Feb.'17
- 20:00
‘Music begins where the possibilities of language end,’ said Jean Sibelius, and Edvard Grieg agreed: ‘Words sometimes need music, but music needs nothing.’ Each of these composers used musical means to create a national art that is permeated with the soul of his own people, but that in artistic terms transcends the boundaries of his own country. Just as Finlandia by Sibelius has become the unofficial national anthem of Finland and his Violin Concerto perhaps the country’s greatest international showpiece, Grieg’s music for Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt is the one work that perfectly portrays the Norwegian soul – and this music for the stage comprises a great deal more than just the well-known pieces from the two Peer Gynt suites. In this programme the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to the music of the Far North. ‘Det Beste Fra Scandinavia’?
Finlandia, op. 26
Violin Concerto, op. 47
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Practical information
Dates
Location
Henry Le Boeuf Hall
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELSUnfortunately, conductor Alain Altinoglu cancelled his participation to the concert with the Gothenburg Symphony for health reasons. Maestro Marc Soustrot will replace him. The program remains unchanged.
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