Archive 2010

FRI 8. OCT 2010, 8 p.m.

Orchestration Skills

Beethovenhalle

• Antti Siirala (Piano)
• Philharmonic Choir Bonn
• Musikkorps der Bundeswehr Siegburg
• Beethoven Orchester Bonn
• Stefan Blunier (Conductor)

• Louis Hector Berlioz: Overture »Les Francs Juges« op. 3
• Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for piano and orches­tra No. 1 in E minor op. 11
• Louis Hector Berlioz: Grande Symphonie funèbre et triomphale op. 15 H 80

Orchestration Skills

The contribution Hector Berlioz made to the development of the symphony is almost immeasurable. The combination of very different artistic genres in one style and the invention of hitherto unheard timbres did not just characterize his famous »Symphonie fantastique« but also his »Grande Symphonie« for military orchestra. The »Grande Symphonie funèbre et triom­phale«, originally written for a marching band, was meant to
accompany the procession in memory of the revolution of 1830. This work is being combined with Chopin’s first piano concerto, performed by the young Finnish pianist Antti Siirala.

Additional Information:

Concert Introduction
»All Ears for Half« 7:30 PM

Non-bookable reserved seats for students.