Berlin PhilharmonicKirill Petrenko (conductor), Gautier Capuçon (cello)
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Principal conductor Kirill Petrenko has described his work with the world-famous Berlin Philharmonic as his life’s work. Gautier Capuçon, with his lyrical, resolute bow, is the ambassador par excellence of the French cello. With the two on stage together, we can look forward to a very special evening.
This event is in the past.
Principal conductor Kirill Petrenko has described his work with the world-famous Berlin Philharmonic as his life’s work. Gautier Capuçon, with his lyrical, resolute bow, is the ambassador par excellence of the French cello. With the two on stage together, we can look forward to a very special evening.
His optimistic Symphony No 2 is the 31-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven’s act of rebellion against his progressing deafness. Though containing hints of the fierce, uncompromising nature of his later works, this symphony is still rooted in the well-balanced music of his teacher Joseph Haydn. The two other pieces Kirill Petrenko has chosen for the evening also take their cue from earlier music: Stravinsky reimagined baroque and classical stylistic elements in Pulcinella, while Tchaikovsky’s elegant Rococo Variations are a romantic homage to Mozart.
Programme
- Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
- Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra, Op 33
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36
