Archive 2010

SAT 11. SEP 2010, 8 p.m.

Quite a Jolly Piece

Beethovenhalle

• Sol Gabetta (Cello)
• Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
• Paavo Järvi (Conductor)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture III to "Leonore opera" op. 72
• Robert Schumann: Concerto for cello and orchestra in A minor op. 129
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Savatore Viganò's ballet »The Creatures of Prometheus« op. 43 (»Prometheus Overture«)
• Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in c major op. 61

Quite a Jolly Piece

It has turned out to be »quite a jolly piece«, Schumann wrote to the publishers Breitkopf & Härtel with regard to his cello concerto, adding: »I believe that especially because so few compositions for this instrument have been written the sales will be entirely satisfactory.« This sentence remained wishful thinking. Even the cellist selected for the first performance turned it down. Today the concerto is amongst the most popular and most frequently performed of this genre. It will be played here by one of the word’s best con­temporary cellists, Sol Gabetta. After the interval the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen will be honoured with the »Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2010«.

Additional Information:
Non-bookable reserved seats for students

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