Storm and Desire | Sol Gabetta I

Description

Johannes Brahms was a great admirer of Franz Schubert, who collected his manuscripts and said: "Look at this Schubert! This is a guy who has what it takes to make you dizzy." Schubert's overture to the "Magic Harp", a "magic play in three acts", paints a fairytale world in rich orchestral colors. The motif of wandering and searching runs through this overture like a leitmotif - typical of Schubert - through "eternal pulsation" and march-like rhythms. Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor found its way into concert halls thanks to the unforgotten Jacqueline du Pré. Sol Gabetta, Artist in Residence and "fairy with the cello as a magic wand", will discover new paths in her interpretation of Elgar's Cello Concerto. A work of shattering melancholy written shortly after the First World War. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 is a musical liberation after 14 years of intensive efforts to compose a new form of symphony. The result is a rousing struggle from darkness to light.

17.45, Aula SUPSI, Locarno: Introduzione - concert introduction, Davide Fersini (musician & music editor RSI) - in Italian (German on request)

Sol Gabetta, violoncello
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Aurel Dawidiuk, conductor

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Overture to the melodrama "The Magic Harp" D 644

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony No. 1 in C minor op. 68

Highlights

• Performance by Sol Gabetta and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
• Features Brahms' Symphony No. 1, Elgar's Cello Concerto, and Schubert's "Magic Harp" overture
• Pre-concert introduction at 17:45 in Italian and German

General Information

The concert takes place at Chiesa San Francesco in Locarno, Switzerland. It features renowned performers and a program of classical works by Brahms, Elgar, and Schubert, conducted by Aurel Dawidiuk.

Location

Piazza San Francesco 19, 6600 Locarno, Schweiz

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