8. Sinfoniekonzert «Anfang und Ende»

In the organizer's words:

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JOHANNES BRAHMS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor op. 15
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances op. 45

Introduction 30 minutes before the concert in the main hall.

An intimate friendship such as that which existed between Johannes Brahms and the married couple Clara and Robert Schumann is rarely found in classical music. Schumann wrote enthusiastically about the "new paths" that the young Brahms would open up for music. In order to do justice to this proclamation, Brahms worked on his first piano concerto for over five years until he was able to premiere it after all kinds of detours and overshadowed by the death of his fatherly friend. The soloist is the exceptional German musician Joseph Moog, whose clear, creative and innovative interpretations have made him one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation worldwide.
Of course, this also applied to Sergei Rachmaninov, who, as a grand master of his craft, was unable to find happiness in his life in exile in America. His Symphonic Dances op. 45, the "last spark" of his compositional oeuvre, are filled with a bittersweet melancholy. Only shortly before the end, when Rachmaninov quotes a hymn from the Orthodox liturgy of the resurrection, can he resolve them into a confession of life.

Following the concert on June 16, the Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to a meet & greet in the upper foyer of the Stadttheater.