3. Philharmonisches Konzert - Shakespeare-Monologe

In the organizer's words:

Shakespeare monologues

Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Sylvain Cambreling Conductor
Siobhan Stagg Soprano

Hector Berlioz
Overture op. 4 "King Lear"
Thomas Blomenkamp
"In little stars" Shakespeare monologues for soprano and orchestra
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7 in D minor op. 70

World premieres are an exciting thing: for the first time, the printed notes become music that sounds for an audience. For the first time, the composer experiences how the audience reacts to his new work. In Thomas Blomenkamp's work, we encounter "Cordelia, King Lear's lovingly loyal daughter, Lady Macbeth, a demon with a lust for power and murder, and 13-year-old Juliet, caught between love and death", reveals the Düsseldorf-born composer about these "portraits between poetry, drama and psychological study". He juxtaposes the central monologues of Shakespeare's female characters, which could hardly be more different, and allows them to merge into one another - linked by two orchestral interludes. In Sylvain Cambreling, the conductor of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra is a proven specialist in contemporary music and is also known for his imaginative programming, which he has already demonstrated in Duisburg. With the "King Lear" overture by Hector Berlioz, he opens the door to the world of Shakespeare and contrasts this in the second half of the concert with the 7th Symphony by Antonín Dvořák. A work that, with its tragic tone and deep seriousness, fits in wonderfully with the English playwright's tragedies.

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