Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - BRSO

Duncan Ward

Thursday
13
October 2022
8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Subscription A
Friday
14
October 2022
8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Subscription A

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elijah
Oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra, op. 70

Performers

Duncan Ward conductor
Maria Bengtsson soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl alto
Maximilian Schmitt tenor
Georg Zeppenfeld bass
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Information about the programme

In the figure of Elijah, Mendelssohn sought to portray a prophet who was “strong and zealous, but also evil, irate and sinister”. Elijah was meant to be a flesh-and-blood human being who undergoes a radical conversion and reaches the limits of human existence. He takes the form of a militant fanatic, a resigned sceptic and finally a man of divine inspiration. The oratorio, with its protean hero, is pervaded by an unrelenting arc of tension in which Mendelssohn creates spectacular scenes of almost visceral theatricality. Listeners are virtually thrust into its various episodes – the famine, the miracles of fire and rain, the enraged masses or the prophet’s final ascension to heaven.

Further concerts

Fri, 13 Oct, 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Sir Simon Rattle © BR\Astrid Ackermann
musica viva: Sir Simon Rattle
Works by Žuraj and Berio
Thu, 19 Oct, 8:00 pm
Munich, Munich Residence, Herkulessaal
Isabelle Faust © BR\Astrid Ackermann
Maxim Emelyanychev & Isabelle Faust
Works by Fanny Hensel, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann
Thu, 2 Nov, 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Evgeny Kissin © Felix Broede
Krzysztof Urbański & Evgeny Kissin
Works by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich
Fri, 10 Nov, 8:00 pm
Munich, Munich Residence, Herkulessaal
Johannes Kalitzke © BR\Astrid Ackermann
musica viva: Johannes Kalitzke
Works by Lisa Streich, Johannes Kalitzke and Luc Ferrari
Thu, 16 Nov, 8:00 pm
Munich, Munich Residence, Herkulessaal
David Afkham © Gisela Schenker
David Afkham & Christian Tetzlaff
Works by Alban Berg and Franz Schmidt
Thu, 23 Nov, 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Shiyeon Sung © Byungsoo Kim
Shiyeon Sung & Anton Barakhovsky & Sebastian Klinger
Works by Ravel and Ligeti
Thu, 30 Nov, 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Constantinos Carydis © Thomas Brill
Constantinos Carydis
Works by Nikos Skalkottas, Joseph Canteloube, Tōru Takemitsu and Ottorino Respighi