Zimmermann in residence
Wednesday
29.09.2021
19:30 — Victoria Hall, Geneva
Sponsor
Thursday
30.09.2021
20:15 — Salle Métropole, Lausanne
Great Patron
Programme
Jonathan Nottconductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann(artist in residence) violin
Béla Bartók
Rhapsody No 2 for violin and orchestra Sz. 90
Bohuslav Martinů
Suite Concertante for Violin and Orchestra in D major, H 276 I II
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No 8 in G major op. 88
The music
Our artist in residence leaves the beaten track by choosing two virtuoso works inspired by the rich folklore of Eastern Europe.
Bartók's Rhapsody No. 2 is the fruit of his tireless harvesting of folk music in the Hungarian and Romanian countryside with his friend Zoltán Kodály. Bartók wanted both to save this rich peasant heritage and to bring it to the attention of symphony audiences.
Martinů's Suite Concertante was written during the Czech composer's American exile and resounds like a brilliant tribute to his distant homeland. Extensively reworked by its composer and rarely performed, it has long been championed by Frank Peter Zimmermann.
Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 is full of generous melodies which persist long after their performance. Joyful and optimistic, this happy symphony also displays an imaginative freedom of invention.