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

Thu. 1 May. 8:00 pm
Munich, Munich Residence, Herkulessaal
Karina Canellakis © Mathias Bothor
Karina Canellakis & Alice Sara Ott
Works by Saariaho, Ravel and Sibelius
Thu. 15 May. 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Simone Young © Sandra Steh
Simone Young
Works by Webern, Berg and Zemlinsky
Mon. 19 May. 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Jakub Hrusa © Marian Lenhard
Bamberger Symphoniker in Munich
Works by Korngold, Ives and Shostakovich
Thu. 29 May. 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Sir Simon Rattle © Astrid Ackermann
Sir Simon Rattle
Works by Boulez, Poulenc and Ravel
Wed. 4 Jun. 7:00 pm
Munich, Werksviertel-Mitte, TonHalle
Alisa Weilerstein © Evelyn Freja
Watch This Space | Alisa Weilerstein & friends
Thu. 5 Jun. 8:00 pm
Munich, Munich Residence, Herkulessaal
Alan Gilbert © Peter Hundert
Alan Gilbert & Alisa Weilerstein
Works by Sibelius and Larcher
Thu. 19 Jun. 8:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Igor Levit © Felix Broede
Antonio Pappano & Igor Levit
Busoni: Piano Concerto