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PROGRAMME

Wagner, Richard:
ristan and Isolde (prelude and the death of Isolde)

Sibelius, Jean:
Concerto for violin and orchestra

Franck, César:
Symphony in D minor

(Programme is subject to change)

ABOUT THE EVENT

Acclaimed German violinist Viviane Hagner will be appearing before OBC audiences for the first time.

Viviane Hagner will perform the well-known concerto for violin and orchestra by Jean Sibelius, a highly technically complex work in which the composer displays his mastery of this headline instrument. The work, composed in 1903, is one of the biggest challenges for any soloit violinist.

The northern romanticism of this work is complemented by Wagner's more passionate and yet transcendental piece: Tristan and Isolde, in which love and death become one with the death of Isolde.

César Franck's Symphony in D minor should be placed in a context of complete symphonic transformation in France, together with composers such as Saint-Saëns, Lalo and Indy. The work is a testimony to this "breath of fresh air" that romanticism took after the limits imposed by classical forms. It is highly influenced by the German masters, such as Beethoven and Wagner.

Experience this richly moving programme at the Auditori in Barcelona.

Last update 2012 Editorial Team Classictic.com

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Artists of Viviane Hagner: Symphony Orchestra of Barcelona

Hagner, Viviane

, Soloist
Violin

Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

, Orchestra
The Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Catalonia) was founded in 1944 under the conducting of Maestro Eduard Toldrà. In 1962, Rafael Ferrer took over until 1967. Since then, the orchestra has been led by the maestros Antoni Ros Marbà (1967-1978, 1981-1986), Salvador Mas (1978-1981), Franz-Paul Decker (1986-1991), García Navarro (1991-1993), Lawrence Foster (1996-2002), Ernest Martínez Izquierdo (2002-2006) and Eiji Oue (2006-2010). From the 2010-2011 season, the OBC has a new head conductor, Pablo González, a young Asturian recognised mainly as a clear emerging talent on the international scene.

In its more than 60 years of history, the Orchestra has programmed numerous first performances and has made several recordings with Decca, EMI, Auvidis, Koch, Claves, Naxos, Telarc and BIS, amongst others, with works by Montsalvatge, Gerhard, Falla, D’Albert, Albéniz, Donhány, Bartók, Bizet and outstanding international performers. The OBC has been three times awarded the Latin Grammy for the "Best classical music album": in 2000 with the CD La Dolores, in 2004 with the CD Carmen Symphony and in 2006 with the CD Rhapsody in blue. The Orchestra has also been continuously artistically active abroad, with tours of different countries of Europe, Asia and the United States, enabling it to perform in renowned halls such as the Carnegie Hall in New York and to take part in international festivals such as the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall In London.

The Orchestra has received the collaboration of conductors and soloists of great renown, such as Elihau Inbal, Jesús López Cobos, Daniel Barenboim, Christopher Hogwood, Michel Plasson, Emmanuel Krivine, Leonard Slatkin, Dmitri Kitajenko, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Shlomo Mintz, Arcadi Volodos, Victoria de los Angeles, Alicia de Larrocha, Misha Maisky, Pinchas Zukerman, Kiri Te Kanawa, Martha Argerich, Joshua Bell, Barbara Hendricks, Hilary Hahn, Michel Camilo, Ute Lemper, Gidon Kremer, Truls Mörk and Gianluca Cascioli, amongst many others.

The Orchestra is committed to disseminating classical and contemporary music of all cultures and tendencies, giving priority to Catalan composers. At the same time, the Orchestra participates actively in the school concerts and different activities organised by the Auditori Educational Service.

González, Pablo

, Conductor