Brahms Violin Concerto

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, D major, op. 77

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOW
"Scheherazade", Symphonic Suite for Orchestra, op. 35

GÖTEBORGS SYMFONIKER
SANTTU-MATIAS ROUVALI Conductor
ARABELLA STEINBACHER Violin

Johannes Brahms' violin concerto never fails to enchant with its emotional diversity, its clear beauty and its mastery of using the solo instrument within the framework of a grand symphonic narrative. Arabella Steinbacher, the celebrated violinist, is this time the narrator, as it were. It may be that there is a story to this, but Brahms did not reveal it and we are allowed to think up our own. His contemporary Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, on the other hand, meticulously explored the ancient fairy tales of the Orient and created an enduring symphonic monument to the princess Scheherazade, who saved herself by telling adventurous stories from a thousand and one life-threatening nights; this is a sounding novel, with an exciting, fantastic plot and unforgettable motifs. The world-renowned Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra is performed by its music director, the Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali, one of the great conducting personalities of the younger generation.

Tickets: € 29 – € 99

Introductory lecture: 6.15 p.m., Fördererlounge