Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony Tickets £10-27.50
Friday 02.11.2012, 7.30pm Wagner Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 1 Brahms Violin Concerto Zemlinsky Lyric Symphony Conductor Jac van Steen Soprano Elizabeth Atherton Baritone Roman Trekel Violin Viviane Hagner
9 The music of Wagner and works like Brahms’s majestic and lyrical Violin Concerto influenced the rich late romantic splendour of Zemlinsky’s music. His masterpiece is the Lyric Symphony, which explores the yearning and fulfilment of love. Now Jac van Steen conducts it for the first time in Cardiff. If you already love the music of Mahler and Strauss, the Lyric Symphony will be a revelation to you.
Viviane Hagner plays Brahms’s Violin Concerto Munich-born Viviane Hagner has played with the world’s greatest orchestras and is particularly noted for her authoritative performances of contemporary works.
What the Critics Say “Listening to Viviane Hagner play the violin is an enchanting experience... she is both a thoughtful and brilliant violinist. In her playing, she knows how to combine reflection and luminosity in the most striking way.” Berliner Morgenpost
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