Friday, September 12th 2008. 20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts

Programme

Schubert, Franz:
Symphonie no. 5, D 485, Symphoniy no. 6, D 589

Schostakowitsch, Dimitri:
Concerto for cello and orchestra no. 2, op. 126

Vasks, Pēteris:
Gramata cellam

The cycle of Schubert's complete symphonies, to be completed this season, in many ways sums up how Walter Weller has approached his work with the musicians of the NOB.

Along with Mozart and Haydn, it is hard to imagine a repertoire better suited to thorough orchestral training. The effects can be felt in other repertoires too: Glazunov, with a full, warm, vibrant sound; Martinu and the elegance of Central Europe.

Weller, it is clear, wants to feel at home at the NOB, in a position to extend a hospitality from which we can all benefit. This season already Weller welcomes Radu Lupu, a great figure of his own calibre, along with younger musicians who offer us the gift of eternal youth: Isabelle Faust, Boris Berezovsky, and Severin von Eckardstein.

Artists

Weller, Walter, Conductor

Gabetta, Sol, Soloist
violoncello