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Brahms, Strauss, Berlioz Lawrence Foster
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Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
This concert by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra showcases the three faces of Romanticism: Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn (1873) is a masterpiece of Late Romanticism, while Richard Strauss's Burleske in D minor (1885-86), composed for piano and orchestra, is an early example of ironically retrospective Post-Romanticism, and Berlioz's dramatic symphony Romeo and Juliet (1839), considered a rarity much like the Strauss piece, remains one of the finest achievements of the first great wave of Romanticism. The world-famous American conductor Lawrence Foster is a recurring guest of the HNPO, as is the singularly virtuosic pianist Denis Kozhukhin.
Program and cast
Cast
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Featuring:
piano - Denis Kozhukhin
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Program
- Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56
- R. Strauss: Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
- Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 - orchestral passages (Scène d'amour, La reine Mab scherzo, Roméo seul, Banquet scene)
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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