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What you’ll hear and see
The music
- Carl Maria von Weber Oberon: Ouverture
- Gustav Mahler Rückert-Lieder
- Jean Sibelius Symphonie N° 2
The artists
- Luxembourg Philharmonic
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting
- Helen Charlston mezzo soprano
Have you ever been so moved by a book
that the words echo within you long after you’ve closed it? That's probably how Gustav Mahler felt when he discovered the works of Friedrich Rückert, the «favourite poet» of 19th-century composers. So he decided to make the pleasure last and set five of them to music! A few decades earlier, Carl Maria von Weber was just as inspired by a fairytale-like story: Oberon, King of the Elves. As for Jean Sibelius, nothing could ever match in his eyes the poetry of his native Finland, to which he devoted his entire life as a composer… Come to the Philharmonie on 22.05. to meet these three sensitive and literary souls! This concert is dedicated to the memory of Pierre Cao. It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of the conductor and choirmaster Pierre Cao, on 14 May at the age of 88. The Luxembourg Philharmonic and the Philharmonie Luxembourg enjoyed a long and close relationship with him over many years. As a musician, teacher and driving force behind countless musical initiatives, he left a lasting and unique mark on the musical culture and history of the Grand Duchy. The Philharmonie Luxembourg is deeply grateful to have worked for so many years with this artist of such generosity and to have benefited from his wealth of experience.Details
- Date Friday 22.05.26
- Time 19:30
- Duration 105’ including a break
- Room Grand Auditorium
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Ahead of his performance with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg together with the Monteverdi Choir at the Philharmonie, we sat down with Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a new episode of our video series "The Art of Conducting" He talked to us about how the repertoire affects the gestures of conducting and music making, the sound of «period instruments» in today's orchestras, about the similarities between managing a bio-farm & leading an orchestra and much more!
