Kronberg Academy

In the organizer's words:

Program
Jean Sibelius
Concerto for violin and orchestra
D minor op. 47
1903
William Walton
Concerto for viola and orchestra
1962
Dmitri Shostakovich
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
No. 1 in E flat major op. 107
1959
Peter Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - Suite op. 71a
1892

Instrumentation

Dmytro Udovychenko violin
Haesue Lee viola
Lionel Martin Violoncello
Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor

Promoting talent and supporting the musical elite of the future: The Gürzenich Orchestra also sees this as an important part of its responsibility. In the Orchestra Academy, which was founded a few years ago, outstanding musicians receive the final polish at the end of their studies and optimal preparation for their professional life in the orchestra. Now the Gürzenich Orchestra and Andrés Orozco-Estrada are launching a close collaboration with one of the world's leading training institutions and presenting the classical music stars of tomorrow: the Kronberg Academy promotes internationally outstanding instrumentalists with the prospect of a great career as a soloist. In the opening concert of the new collaboration, three exceptional young talents will perform key works of literature for their respective instruments. Dmytro Udovychenko has already won one of the most important violin competitions in Europe, the Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. The violinist takes on the exorbitant demands of Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto. Violist Haesue Lee made her debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of twelve. Her meteoric career then really took off after a sensational 1st prize at the ARD Competition in Munich in 2023. William Walton's viola concerto gives her ample opportunity to show off her outstanding skills. The youngest of the bunch is the 22-year-old cellist Lionel Martin, who has also been showered with prizes and awards. He masters all the hurdles of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello Concerto with aplomb.