Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, one of the oldest and most respected orchestras in Germany, founded in 1833, will grace Wrocław together with the excellent Fauré Quartett piano quartet, whose line-up has remained unchanged for twenty-eight years. The musicians will be led by the German Japanese conductor Elias Grandy, who has been Artistic Director of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg for the last eight years. The concert programme features works by Grażyna Bacewicz and Aleksander Tansman and will be crowned with Anton Bruckner’s monumental Fifth Symphony, called Fantastique by the composer.
Bacewicz’s brilliant, youthful Scherzo from 1934 will be played not in its original version (for piano), but in an orchestral arrangement by Krzysztof Urbański. Although Bacewicz is remembered mainly as a composer and violinist, it is worth remembering that she also mastered playing the piano. The idea of orchestral arrangements of her rarely performed piano pieces, such as the Scherzo, is an excellent way to bring them back to concert life. This has already happened in the case of Aleksander Tansman’s heritage, who was forgotten for years. They were both born in Łódź, and they both travelled to France. Bacewicz studied at the École Normale de Musique in Paris for only one year. Tansman, on the other hand, left for France at the age of twenty-two and settled permanently there. Because of his Jewish origin, he took refuge in the United States during World War II. Yet Tansman did not have to cross the Atlantic to be inspired by American music. This is evidenced by his Sinfonia Concertante No. 3, written in 1931. Its second movement clearly demonstrates Tansman’s fascination with the works of George Gershwin.
After the intermission, the light, Neoclassical works by Polish composers will be complemented by the monumental, late-Romantic symphony of Anton Bruckner. His fifth symphony has been given several nicknames – such as “medieval”, “Catholic”, “chorale” and “tragic”. The composer not only coined the adjective “fantastique”, but also referred to it as a “masterful contrapuntal work”. Bearing in mind that each of these terms reveals some part of the mystery of this wonderful work, one of the longest in Bruckner’s achievements, while listening, it is worth devoting yourself solely to its contemplation without looking for any names.
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie fot. Nasser Hashemi
Programme:
G. Bacewicz Scherzo (arranged for orchestra by K. Urbański)
A. Tansman Sinfonia Concertante No. 3 for violin, viola, cello, piano and orchestra
***
A. Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105
Performers:
Elias Grandy – conductor
Fauré Quartett:
Dirk Mommertz – piano
Erika Geldsetzer – violin
Sascha Frömbling – viola
Konstantin Heidrich – cello
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie
Pricelists:
from 10 to 115 złNFM Audio Player - obsługa komponentu Event
NFM Video Panel - obsługa komponentu Event
Similar events
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Annette Dasch / Wrocław Baroque Orchestra
12.05
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Buy ticket
Last tickets!
Symphony of Fate
Ainārs Rubiķis / NFM Filharmonia Wrocławska
24.05
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Teseo
Zakończenie sezonu Wrocławskiej Orkiestry Barokowej
26.05
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall, reversed stage
Virtuoso Strings
Joseph Swensen / NFM Orkiestra Leopoldinum
02.06
Sun.
6:00 PM
NFM, Red Hall
The Spirit of Youth
Concert of music schools' symphony orchestras
08.06
Sat.
5:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Carpe diem. Closing of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Season
Jacek Kaspszyk / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
14.06
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Mischa Maisky & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
Zakończenie sezonu
15.06
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Les Plaisirs des Muses. At the Court of Louis XIII
Andrzej Kosendiak / Wrocław Baroque Ensemble
16.06
Sun.
6:00 PM
Town Hall, Principal Room
Buy ticket
Last tickets!
The Secrets of Chopin's Piano
Piotr Pawlak / Wrocław Baroque Orchestra
29.06
Sat.
6:00 PM
Wrocław, Aula Leopoldina
Celebrating the 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Poland and South Korea
Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
01.07
Mon.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Back to Future
NFM Choir and NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Season Opening
04.10
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Resurrection
Karel Mark Chichon / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
08.11
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Orpheus Returns. Andrzej Markowski in Memoriam
Jacek Kaspszyk / Elina Vähälä
29.11
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
L'enfance du Christ
Paul McCreesh / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
20.12
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Chantefleurs et chantefables
Christoph Eschenbach / Marisol Montalvo
24.01
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Piotr Anderszewski and The NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
Omer Meir Wellber
31.01
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
The Three Classicists
István Várdai / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
07.02
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Bomsori Kim and the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
80 Years of PWM Edition
07.03
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Power of Progress
Tzimon Barto / Christoph Eschenbach
14.03
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Sala Główna
Scheherezade
Karel Mark Chichon / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
21.03
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
From the New World
Christoph Eschenbach / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
04.04
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Sergei Babayan & NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
Jacek Kaspszyk
10.05
Sat.
6:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall
Finale of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Season
Christoph Eschenbach / NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
30.05
Fri.
7:00 PM
NFM, Main Hall