Samstagskonzert № 2

In the organizer's words:

Three Scandinavian composers, three stations on an existential journey: Jean Sibelius opens with the "Scene with Cranes" from his incidental music to Järnefelt's "Kuolema" ("Death"). Here, the image of nature and the motif of death merge into a quiet vision of transition, in which the cranes appear as a peaceful escort between this world and the hereafter. In contrast, Wilhelm Stenhammar's concert overture "Excelsior!" sparkles with vital energy: a youthful manifesto, untamed and full of the power of new beginnings. Ibsen's "Peer Gynt", for which Edvard Grieg wrote his world-famous incidental music, continues the arc - a life parable of self-realization, escape from responsibility through to love and redemption. The result is a panorama of the North, which at the same time captures questions about the beginning, path and goal of human existence in sound.

Program

Jean Sibelius:
"Kuolema" ("Death"), music for the premiere of the play of the same name by Arvid Järnefelt op. 44,
from it: 2nd "Scen med tranorna (Kurkikohtaus)" ("Scene with cranes")

Wilhelm Stenhammar:
"Excelsior!", Concert Overture in E minor op. 13

Edvard Grieg:
"Peer Gynt", Suite No. 1 op. 46 and Suite No. 2 op. 55

Performers

Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Izabelė Jankauskaitė, conductor

Notes

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