MASTERS OF SYMPHONY
Thursday
11.03.2021
20:00 — Victoria Hall
Series R
the agenda
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Orchestre
Heinz Holliger
Direction
Matthew McDonald
Contrebasse
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No. 70 in D major
PETER EÖTVÖS
Aurora, for double bass solo, string orchestra and accordion (co-commissioned by Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Tongyeong International Music Festival) (Swiss première)
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 9 in C major D. 944, known as 'La Grande'
the music
Haydn displays a breathtaking mastery of scholarly writing with the double canons and triple fugues – coupled with a good dose of humour – which run through Symphony No. 70. Commissioned by Peter Eötvös for several orchestras, including the OCL, Aurora describes in its own way the incredible light of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) as seen by the composer flying over Alaska. After his masterful recording of Schubert's complete symphonies, Heinz Holliger brings his exciting new conception of the imposing Symphony No. 9to the concert.
the artists
the venues
OSR Live
Maurice Ravel
Boléro
Jonathan Nott
Conductor
Recorded on 15 November 2017 at Victoria Hall, Geneva
Johannes Brahms
Symphony N° 4 in E minor op.98
Jonathan Nott
Conductor
Recorded on 22 March 2017 at Victoria Hall, Geneva
