Programme

Beethov n
& Berlioz

Riccardo Minasi & Luxembourg Philharmonic
Grand Auditorium
Thu
Riccardo Minasi conducting an orchestra
©: Lorelei Heyligers

What you'll hear and see

The music

  • Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont: Ouvertüre
  • Hector Berlioz Les Nuits d'été (Sommernächte)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonie N° 8

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Riccardo Minasi conducting
  • Michael Spyres tenor

Ludwig van Beethoven: a musical revelation for Hector Berlioz.

The French composer studied his symphonies, his late string quartets and piano sonatas, as he was fascinated by the inherent drama in Beethoven’s compositions. A prime example of this flair for the dramatic is the Symphony N° 8, which immediately begins with its climax. Does Berlioz have the same sense of drama? Find out for yourself on 03.04. with his songs collection Les Nuits d’été.