Mahler 5

Film music and more: Mahler's Fifth and Mozart

About the Concert

"The Fifth is a cursed work. No one can get hold of it," wrote Gustav Mahler in his diary. Today, it is one of his most popular and best-known symphonies. This is certainly also due to the fact that Visconti used its slow movement in his film "Death in Venice". And at the latest since the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra recorded this music with Cate Blanchett for the film TÁR, it has become one of the classics of late Romantic symphonic music for many.
With some works, it takes decades for the public to learn to appreciate and love them.

Mozart's Violin Concerto in G major was different, with listeners going into raptures at the very first performances. Today, the work is one of the "earworms" of its genre in the best sense of the word. Josef Špaček, who stood in for Pekka Kuusisto, who fell ill at short notice, will play it for us.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto in G major KV 216

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

Contributer

Nicholas Collon
Conductor
Josef Špaček
Violin
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Nicholas Collon

British conductor Nicholas Collon is recognized for his elegant conducting style, searching musical intellect and inspirational music-making. He is Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony (the first non-Finnish conductor ever to hold this post), Founder and Principal Conductor of the Aurora Orchestra; he will tour Europe with both orchestras in the 23/24 season. From 2016-2021 he was Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest in Den Haag (latterly also Artistic Advisor) and was Principal Guest of Gürzenich-Orchester from 2017-2022.

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Josef Špaček

Praised for his remarkable range of colours, his confident and concentrated stagepresence, his virtuosity and technical poise as well as the beauty of his tone, Josef Špaček has gradually emerged as one of the leading violinists of his generation. His performances of a wide range of repertoire demonstrate his 'astonishing articulation and athleticism' (The Scotsman) and 'a richness and piquancy of timbre' (The Telegraph).

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

Top class!
That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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