12. Philharmonisches Konzert - Pionierin unter Klassikern

In the organizer's words:

Pioneer among the classics

Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Tianyi Lu Conductor
Bomsori Kim Violin

Elfrida Andrée
Andante quasi recitativo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major KV 219
Richard Strauss
"From Italy" op. 16

"Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra shines with Mozart", wrote the "WAZ" after a "gripping evening of music" in which the Chinese-born New Zealander Tianyi Lu conducted his Requiem. And the young conductor also has Mozart in her luggage when she returns to conduct the orchestra: this time the last of Mozart's five violin concertos. The Salzburg child prodigy was not only one of the most gifted composers in music history, but also an outstanding pianist - and violinist. No wonder, then, that he went the extra mile with the works for "his" instruments. With the 5th Violin Concerto, he made a particularly fine contribution: The melodies just fly at him, the orchestral part is extremely rich, the solo part highly demanding.

Before the "classic" Mozart, the program features Elfrida Andrée, a composer who, like so many women in the past, has been unjustly forgotten. It took several petitions to the king before she was finally allowed to take up a position as an organist. And Elfrida Andrée, born in Sweden in 1841, was also a true pioneer as a composer: as a pupil of the Danish national composer Niels Wilhelm Gade, she also unwaveringly wrote large choral and orchestral works. At the end of the concert, the young Richard Strauss evokes Mediterranean flair and a Neapolitan folk festival atmosphere.