Programme

Motherl nds

with Leonidas Kavakos
Grand Auditorium
Fri

  • Leonidas Kavakos gazes gently, holding his violin close, framed by deep colours and classical elegance.
    ©: Marco Borggreve
  • Jukka-Pekka Saraste stands arms crossed, gazing sideways, framed by a weathered stone wall and quiet strength.
    ©: Felix Broede

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Jean Sibelius Les Océanides
  • Dmitri Chostakovitch Concerto pour violon et orchestre N° 2
  • Leoš Janáček Sinfonietta op. 60

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducting
  • Leonidas Kavakos violin

Music shaped by place, pride and personal history

This programme is steeped in identity. Jean Sibelius’s Oceanides evokes the vast northern seas of Finland; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto N° 2, written under Soviet scrutiny, is full of tension and quiet resistance. And Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta bursts with patriotic brass and bold optimism, a celebration of Czech spirit. With Leonidas Kavakos as soloist, this is music that speaks of belonging – how where we’re from shapes what we say, and how we say it.

Tickets

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  • Cat. I 66 €
  • Cat. II 46 €
  • Cat. III 30 €
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Details

  • Date Friday 20.03.26
  • Time 19:30
  • Duration 100' including a break
  • Room Grand Auditorium
  • Subscription Solistes étoiles
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