SIBELIUS'S SECOND SYMPHONY. Antony Hermus

Repertoire

Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), WWV 63. Obertura (1841) 11′
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19. (1917) – Inés Issel (Friday)
Wolfgang Amadeus. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, KV 488 (1786) – Emma Stratton (Saturday) 25′
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 (1901-1902) 43′

ARTISTS

Inés Issel Burzynska, violin (Friday)
Emma Stratton, piano (Saturday)
Antony Hermus, conductor
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC)

Programme

The intensity of the Wagner’s long operas is condensed into overtures, instrumental passages that anticipate some of the fundamental reasons and essential accomplices for the development of dramatic action. A ghostly voyage gives a sense of Der Fliegende Holländer, the opera written by Wagner in 1841, based on disturbing legend. Depending on the day of the concert, this overture will be continued in two different ways, both fast-paced and lavish in triggering emotions in listeners. 

On Friday, Inés Issel will take the leading role in Prokofiev’s attractive Violin Concert No 1 and, on Saturday, Emma Stratton will perform the solo role in Mozart’s delightful Piano Concerto No 23, a deeply classical score yet that seems to anticipate Romanticism in such heartfelt movements as the adagio. The impressive Symphony No 2 by Jean Sibelius, with sounds that sublimely evoke the immensity of the Nordic landscape, will end both concerts led by Anthony Hermus.