BRSO: Haydn, Adámek and Brahms; Conducted by Sir Simon RattleMagdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
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A varied concert by the BRSO with Sir Simon Rattle and the mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. Joseph Haydn has accompanied Sir Simon Rattle all his life. The BRSO’s chief conductor says he would even take him along to a desert island.
This event is in the past.
A varied concert by the BRSO with Sir Simon Rattle and the mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. Joseph Haydn has accompanied Sir Simon Rattle all his life. The BRSO’s chief conductor says he would even take him along to a desert island.
Now the conductor is turning his attention to one of Haydn’s marvellous “Paris symphonies”. The playful air of this D major symphony contrasts with Johannes Brahms’ mature, oeuvre-crowning Fourth with its nostalgic, melancholy tone and formal mastery. Two end-points of a great musical spectrum. And in between, Ondřej Adámek’s Where Are You? – a gripping drama about the search for God with quasi-ritual elements and a breathtaking treatment of language. Magdalena Kožená lends her inimitable voice to the song cycle, which was premiered by the BRSO under pandemic conditions and will now finally be performed to a live audience.
Programme
- Joseph Haydn: Symphony in D major, Hob. I:86
- Ondřej Adámek: Where Are You, song cycle for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98
With
- Sir Simon Rattle: conductor
- Magdalena Kožená: mezzo-soprano
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Introduction (in German) at 5.45 PM
- Guest: Ondřej Adámek
- Moderation: Annekatrin Hentschel
