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Symphony concert: PASSION AND MEANINGFULNESS

Maurice Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole Astor Piazzolla - Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra Aconcagua Isaac Albéniz - Tango in D op. 165 No. 2 Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 43
[Translate to Englisch:] Foto: ©Per Arne Glorvigen

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Stadthalle Chemnitz
Theaterstraße 3, 09111 Chemnitz, Saxony
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"... a symphony with sunshine and blue skies and full of exuberant joy" is what the Finn Jean Sibelius called his second symphony in 1901, for which he gathered inspiration during a trip to Italy and which fits wonderfully into a concert in the merry month of May.

Conductor Roland Kluttig has also selected sounds from the sunny south for the first part of the programme: the equally restrained, delicate and lively, passionate Rapsodie espagnole by Boléro composer Maurice Ravel, the soulful Tango in D by Spaniard Isaac Albéniz and the Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra by tango king Astor Piazzolla, which was nicknamed Aconcagua after Argentina's highest mountain. The Norwegian Per Arne Glorvigen, one of today's leading bandoneon players, enjoys the powerful musical ascent of the mountain as well as the dreamy enjoyment of a balmy evening in the valley with an instrument whose origins lie in 19th century Chemnitz.

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Sächsische Mozart-Gesellschaft e.V.

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.