Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Carolin Widmann / Jörg Widmann

In the organizer's words:

Exuberant orchestral furore

Cheerful, lively, dance-like - in hardly any other work does Ludwig van Beethoven show himself to be as exuberant as in his Seventh Symphony. It is bursting with surprising ideas, cheerful melodies and rousing rhythms. The orchestra also leaves nothing to be desired in terms of sound, with almost exuberantly blaring horns and resounding timpani. For conductor and composer Jörg Widmann, the Seventh is therefore a special event every time: "Beethoven unleashes a furor here that still gets to us today," he marvels.
Widmann says that his violin etudes would not have been written without it - the two of them exchanged all kinds of details about the violin at the kitchen table and explored the technical possibilities of the instrument. Widmann's orchestral piece "Con Brio", which combines elements from Beethoven's Seventh and Eighth Symphonies into a kind of meta-composition, then sets the mood for the grand finale in the second half.

Instrumentation

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Carolin Widmannviolin

ConductorJörg Widmann

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major WoO 5 (Fragment)

Jörg Widmann
Étude No. 2 / from Études
Étude No. 3 / from Études: Études
Con brio / Concert overture for orchestra

-Break -

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92

Venue: Elbphilharmonie / Great Hall

Organizer: HamburgMusik