Samstagskonzert № 1

In the organizer's words:

The program dedicated entirely to the Russian Romantic composer Peter Tchaikovsky combines two of his most famous works. While the polonaise and waltz from the opera "Eugene Onegin" are among the pieces often played at prestigious balls, the opera itself tells a story of missed opportunities and unrequited love - and thus shares its innermost theme with the Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36, which was composed around the same time: the struggle with fate. While the stage work unfolds this dramatically, the symphony deals with the subject in a musically condensed way - as an emotional description of a state between rebellion, despair and the search for consolation in outward joy. Between a shiny surface and inner turmoil, a concert evening unfolds that makes the composer's processing of a crisis situation audible. Great emotions can sound so overwhelmingly beautiful.

Program

Peter Tchaikovsky:
"Eugene Onegin", opera op. 24,
from it: Polonaise and Waltz

Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36

Performers

Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Gaudenz, conductor

Notes

Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to talk to the evening's artists over a drink in a relaxed atmosphere.