Kirill Petrenko continues his acclaimed interpretations of the music of Peter Tchaikovsky with the symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini, which pays passionate and moving homage to the lovers from Dante’s Divine Comedy. Beforehand, the conductor introduces two composers, both of whom have found their own distinctive musical language. The American Julia Wolfe draws her inspiration from classical, folk and rock music, creating works with evocative appeal. The music of the Swedish composer Lisa Streich is subtle and rich in delicate webs of sound, which are occasionally penetrated by powerful kinetic energy.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Sebastian Krunnies presentation
Lisa Streich
ISHJÄRTA, commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation (Première)
Sebastian Krunnies presentation
Julia Wolfe
Pretty commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, the Houston Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Première)
Sebastian Krunnies presentation
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini, Fantasy for orchestra, op. 32