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“One is only an instrument played by the universe. A symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything”, said Mahler, and this closeness to nature seems most manifest in his Symphony No. 3. The last time that the longest symphony in the history of music was performed by Mahler specialist Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra was ten years ago.

Elective Affinities Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Sz. 73 BB 82 – stage performance with the Éva Duda Company; Bluebeard’s Castle, Sz. 48, BB 62

The King of Violin Concertos Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Richard Strauss: Josephslegende, Op. 63.

Life-Oeuvre-Pinnacle

Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

The concert conducted by the Grammy Award-winning ambassador of 20th and 21st century music will span several continents. David Robertson is not only renowned for creating a good atmosphere between himself and the orchestras he works with, his outstanding musicality and his clean gestures, but also for his imaginative, adventurous and exciting programs.

Jörg Widmann is a musical polymath par excellence. He is not only one of the greatest living masters of his instrument, the clarinet, but also an excellent composer, orchestrator and conductor. His compositions are palatable, entertaining, thought-provoking, and inventive. His programs are harmonious and carefully selected.

Program: Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 (“Rhenish”) Richard Wagner: Die Walküre – Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music