Myths and Legends 2. LNSO, Maximilian Hornung, Victorien Vanoosten

Performers: LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Modestas Pitrėnas) Soloist MAXIMILIAN HORNUNG (cello, Germany) Conductor VICTORIEN VANOOSTEN (France) Program: RICHARD STRAUSS – "Dance of the Seven Veils" ("Tanz der sieben Schleier") from the opera "Salome"; Symphonic Poem "Don Quixote" for cello, viola and orchestra, Op. 35; Symphonic Poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" ("Also sprach Zarathustra"), Op. 30 JOSEPH JONGEN – "Fantasy" for violin and orchestra in E major, Op. 12 (violin solo Rasa Vosyliūtė) The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and its principal guest conductor from France, Victorien Vanoosten, invite you to the second program "Myths and Legends," this time dedicated to the works of the German composer, conductor, and erudite Richard Strauss. His long creative journey, which began during R. Wagner's lifetime, ended after World War II. The concert will open with the "Dance of the Seven Veils" from the particularly scandalous opera "Salome" (R. Strauss wrote 15 operas). This is an orchestral fragment: Salome, at the request of her stepfather Herod, dances for him, demanding in return the head of the prophet Jokanaan (John the Baptist), and receives it on a silver platter. The composer was well aware of the capabilities of the most complex "instrument" – the symphony orchestra – and created more than 20 large-scale, mostly programmatic, orchestral works. This concert features two symphonic poems written consecutively: "Don Quixote" and "Also sprach Zarathustra" (1896). The latter is one of the rare instances in music history where a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche became an object of musical interpretation. R. Strauss was attracted by the originality and novelty of the idea; the composer incorporated many excellent discoveries into this work and demonstrated impressive innovations in orchestration. In world music literature, it is difficult to find a more colorful and witty score than "Don Quixote," created in 1897 based on Miguel de Cervantes' novel. The hero is depicted here in all his grandeur, with elements of parody and satire also noticeable in his musical portrait. The soloist for "Don Quixote," cellist Maximilian Hornung, performs with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna, Bamberg, Pittsburgh, Dallas Symphony, and others. He has collaborated with Yannick Nézét-Séguin, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Daniel Harding, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christian Tetzlaff, and other renowned musicians, appearing in venues like Vienna's Musikverein, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, London's Wigmore Hall, and the philharmonic halls of Berlin and Cologne. The concert will also feature "Fantasy" for violin and orchestra in E major, a piece full of romance and lyricism by R. Strauss's contemporary, the Belgian composer and organist Joseph Jongen. Representing the Walloon school, J. Jongen is considered a successor to the traditions of César Franck, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel.

Adresas: Lietuvos nacionalinė filharmonija