Fate

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Intense and existential Not only Beethoven wrote a symphony of fate, his famous Fifth. But also Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski. If fate knocks on Beethoven's door with the well-known strikes at the beginning, in Tschaikowski's Fourth, a whole fanfare of wind instruments roars. There seems to be no escape from these sounds. Even over the last movement, the musical depiction of a folk festival, this fanfare looms. However, the ending is cheerful. "Rejoice in the joy of others – and life is still bearable," wrote the composer himself, who was also struck by life. With Truls Mørk, one of the great cellists comes to Basel! He performs Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello Concerto. Music that breathes freely, heralding the new freedom for the composer after Stalin's death in 1953. And music in which Dmitri Shostakovich has inscribed himself with a motif from the first letters of his name: D Es C H. Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107, - Intermission - , Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski Symphony No. 4 in f minor, op. 36 Participants and additional information: Truls Mørk Cello Robert Trevino Conductor Basel Symphony Orchestra Orchestra