Munich Philharmonic: Shostakovich / Sibelius / Tchaikovskyfeaturing Daniel Lozakovich (violin), conducted by Krzysztof Urbański
As the solo violin rises, fragile and solitary, above shimmering strings, a soundscape of icy beauty unfolds like the vastness and silence of the Finnish north. The young Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich is intimately familiar with this atmosphere that Jean Sibelius conjures up in his Violin Concerto.
As the solo violin rises, fragile and solitary, above shimmering strings, a soundscape of icy beauty unfolds like the vastness and silence of the Finnish north. The young Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich is intimately familiar with this atmosphere that Jean Sibelius conjures up in his Violin Concerto.
In the final movement, the music takes a sudden turn: a wild dance, once mockingly dubbed the “polonaise for polar bears”, sweeps the solo violin and orchestra into a virtuoso whirlwind.
Pathétique, the nickname given to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, evokes poignant emotions and unbridled passion. Though this does not quite fit with the triumphant march of the third movement, which often prompts premature applause, it goes with the slow final movement – a resigned adagio lamentoso – all the more. Quietly, exhausted and with brutal honesty, it sets a final full-stop to the symphonic oeuvre of the great Russian master.
With
- Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański
- Violin: Daniel Lozakovich
- Munich Philharmonic
Programme
- Dimitri Shostakovich: Scherzo for orchestra in F-sharp minor, Op 1
- Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47
- Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, Pathétique
