«Kirschblüte» – Kammerorchester Basel

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Program: Hayato Sumino (*1995): New work for piano and orchestra Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Piano concerto and Pavane pour une infante défunte Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 «Spring Symphony» March 1841: Robert Schumann writes euphorically in his diary «beautiful happy evening». In just four days, he composed his first symphony, which premiered (conducted by his friend Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy) and was a resounding success. Finally, he can continue where Beethoven left off and present his own contribution to the symphonic tradition. He had been worried about this for years. Additionally, he is newly married to Clara and as happy as rarely in his life. Spring feelings also from rising star, composer, pianist, computer scientist, and YouTube star (1.5 million followers) Hayato Sumino from Tokyo, who is already touring worldwide at the age of 30. Besides a new, original composition, he also tackles Ravel's concerto, which is supposed to sound light, cheerful, and classically entertaining. But that doesn't mean it's easy to play. Maurice Ravel found working on it difficult: he half-jokingly said he almost died over it. Participants and additional information: Hayato Sumino, piano; Pierre Bleuse, conductor; Kammerorchester Basel