Munich Philharmonic: Brahms / Reger / TchaikovskyNathalie Stutzmann (conductor), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto)
This event is in the past.
French contralto, conductor and recently appointed music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nathalie Stutzmann makes her debut with the Munich Philharmonic in a programme all around fate.
This event is in the past.
French contralto, conductor and recently appointed music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Nathalie Stutzmann makes her debut with the Munich Philharmonic in a programme all around fate.
- Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto
- Munich Philharmonic Choir; Andreas Herrmann, rehearsal
- Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Johannes Brahms’ “German Requiem” speaks of confidence; his “Schicksalslied”, composed at about the same time, pursues a similar intention: in contrast to the poem by Hölderlin to which it is set, his “Song of Destiny” ends on a hopeful note. Max Reger appeals against indifference and forgetting in his requiem – a haunting lament for the senseless victims of the First World War. For the second time this season, Wiebke Lehmkuhl is the accomplished soloist interpreting Reger’s compositions. Tchaikovsky struggled with his fate. His “Fifth”, with its omnipresent “fate theme” is the musical blueprint of his inner turmoil.
Programme
- Johannes Brahms: “Schicksalslied”, Op 54
- Max Reger: “Requiem” for alto, choir and orchestra, Op 144/b
- Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
