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Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
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«Finis. R.I.P.»: so wrote Edward Elgar underneath the conclusion of his Cello Concerto. Completed and premiered in 1919, it is probably his most personal work, the one most closely connected to the composer’s own life story. In Grafenegg, the young cellist Julia Hagen will dig deep into this moving concerto’s expressivity. Things will be no less expressive after the interval, when the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France plays two central works from the French repertoire: the symphonic depictions of nature in Debussy’s «La mer» and Ravel’s strictly planned-out, emotionally overwhelming «Boléro». Standing on the podium is Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla: the Lithuanian conductor has long been considered one of the outstanding figures of her generation, most recently gaining great acclaim conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Salzburg Festival.
Program and cast
Cast
Orchester: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Violoncello: Julia Hagen
Dirigentin: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Programm
Edward Elgar:
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in e minor op. 85
- Pause -
Claude Debussy:
«La Mer» Three symphonic sketches for Orchestra
Maurice Ravel:
Boléro
Grafenegg Festival, Austria
The Grafenegg Music Festival is a new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Grafenegg Castle. Two major venues have been built for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 1,730, opened 2007) as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).
The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on August, 23rd, 2007 and lasted until September, 9th, 2007.
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