Karol Szymanowski’s heartfelt, passionate, and mysterious First Violin Concerto is regarded as a secret declaration of love for the violinist Paul Kochanski. Lisa Batiashvili, Artist in Residence for the 2023/24 season, is a master of nuance, and knows how to fully unleash the poetry and richness of tonal colour in this piece. Not secretly, but quite openly, Richard Strauss depicts his family life in his Symphonia domestica in an ironically humorous way, including the screaming of children, marital strife and loving reconciliation. The conductor of the evening is Kirill Petrenko.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Franz Liszt
Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3
Karol Szymanowski
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, op. 35
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Richard Strauss
Symphonia domestica, op. 53
