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Zimmermann in residence

Wednesday

29.09.2021

19:30 — Victoria Hall, Geneva

Series O

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.

OSR Live

Gustav Mahler

Symphony No. 9

Jonathan Nott

conductor

Recorded on 06 March 2024 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

Richard Wagner - Richard Strauss

Götterdämmerung - Ein Heldenleben

Daniele Gatti

conductor

Recorded on 05 October 2022 at Victoria Hall, Geneva

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