London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra

Musikfest Berlin

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The composer Sofia Gubaidulina who died in March 2025 once admitted: “while I am composing, I pray”. The heightened intensity of her Concerto for Viola and Orchestra oscillates between “down-to-earthness” and “heavenly aspiration”. Sir Antonio Pappano presents the work with ‘his’ London Symphony Orchestra along with the unfinished 9th Symphony by Anton Bruckner. Its dedication to “dear God” indicates what Bruckner was attempting to express in music that was literally composed on his deathbed: a confrontation with the “ultimate questions” in the style of a monumental “sinfonia da chiesa”.

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Artists

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Eivind Ringstad viola

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Programme

Sofia Gubaidulina
Konzert für Viola und Orchester

Eivind Ringstad viola

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor

Programme note

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Additional information

Duration ca. 2 hours

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