SEASON CONCERT 1: RISE OF THE TITANS
Thursday 05.09.2024 at 6pm
At 5.30 Atrium
PRE-TALK
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Joensuun Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Tzigane, conductor
Richard Wagner: Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Franz Liszt: Les Préludes
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D major ”Titan”
“We begin our exploration of the 19th Century musical battlefield with a dramatic cross section of the New German School. Known to be the Avantgarde, the founding members initially included Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Franz Brendel, the influential music critic and successor to Robert Schumann as the editor in chief of the Neue Musikalische Zeitung. In this program, we introduce the two key players that truly changed the course of music history, namely Wagner and Liszt. The former was inspired by the latter’s pianistic freedoms, and wanted to apply that to his orchestral interpretations. The resulting style was hyper-expressive, going well beyond the written text and elevating conducting to a creative art form. The ultimate embodiment of the movement was the superstar conductor and sometimes composer, Gustav Mahler. His ambitious 1st symphony is hardly a work of a young composer. Without text, he spins an elaborate symphonic tale, worthy of Goethe and Jean Paul, whose novel, ’Titan’ was the inspiration for Mahler’s symphony/tone poem.”
(Eugene Tzigane)
Duration approximately 1 hour 40 minutes including interval.
Produced by the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
In collaboration with the Joensuu Symphony Orchestra
This concert is included in the Season Series Ticket and the Mini Series 1.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
33 € / 27 € senior citizens and groups min. 20 persons / 11 € children under the age of 16 and students
Available for purchase starting from 19.4.2024.
Get yours at Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Office, Kuopio City Theatre Ticket Office, Lippupiste Ticket Outlets and Lippupiste Online Store www.lippu.fi
4 € concert day discount ticket for students and young people under the age of 20 (available for purchase on the concert day at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Office)
Prices include the Kuopio Music Centre service fee 2 € / ticket. The service fees vary depending on the place of purchase.