Perhaps Shostakovich’s most dangerous symphony, written just months after his sister was deported to Siberia – the Aurora Orchestra banishes music stands and chairs from the stage and, entirely by memory, plunges into this musical struggle for survival.
Fri. 29.8.
19:30, Opera Bonn
Opening Concert: Aurora Orchestra
- Orchester
- € 125 / 105 / 85 / 65 / 45
Contributors
- Aurora Orchestra
- Alena Baeva violin
- Nicholas Collon conductor
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 47
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 47
After the concert, we invite you to celebrate in the lobby with music by Jakob Nierenz, Lukas Akintaya, and Jesse Francis.
The concert at a glance
Description
A whole symphony played by memory, in all the orchestra parts – this impressive trademark of the Aurora Orchestra is a perfect fit with the festival motto »Alles ultra«. The London musicians perform Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony with incredible intensity. At the height of the Stalinist terror, the composer wrote to assure his survival – an oppressive work that engages in a humanist dialogue with Beethoven’s bright and buoyant Violin Concerto. Alena Baeva makes her solo debut at Beethovenfest. The Kyrgyz musician was brought up in the renowned Russian violin school, but from this tradition she developed a very personal and modern sound. Fittingly, she has performed Beethoven’s standard work with both ›classical‹ and ›historically informed‹ orchestras. As she joins Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra, we can look forward to a buoyant and dynamic interpretation combining the best of both worlds.
After the concert, we invite you to celebrate in the lobby with music by Beethovenfest Fellow Jakob Nierenz, Lukas Akintaya, and Jesse Francis.
Live broadcast by WDR in the ARD Radiofestival
