Richard Strauss according to Klaus Mäkelä
Don Juan, music from Der Rosenkavalier and Andrew Norman’s Play
Chief conductor designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Don Juan and music from Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, preceded by Andrew Norman’s whimsical, adventurous Play.
Conductor Klaus Mäkelä: ‘if there is one piece in the whole season I wish people would hear, it would be Norman's Play.’
Concert programme
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Andrew Norman
Play
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Richard Strauss
Don Juan
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Richard Strauss
Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
Performers
About this concert
Under the direction of Klaus Mäkelä, we are performing music by two composers who know how to tell a captivating story through orchestral music – with both drama and humour. The Concertgebouw Orchestra frequently collaborated with Richard Strauss. His ability to make magic with an orchestra was apparent early on: at the age of twenty-four, he made his breakthrough with his symphonic poem about the great seducer Don Juan. Years later, he enjoyed equal success with the playful, elegant music of his comic opera Der Rosenkavalier.
As the title suggests, the inventive American composer Andrew Norman’s Play is full of fun, too. With his colourful, masterfully orchestrated works, Norman proves himself to be a true musical heir to Richard Strauss. As conductor Klaus Mäkelä says, ‘if there is one piece in the whole season I wish people would hear, it would be this.’ Colourful, adventurous and full of surprising twists, Play was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2017.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
Under the direction of Klaus Mäkelä, we are performing music by two composers who know how to tell a captivating story through orchestral music – with both drama and humour. The Concertgebouw Orchestra frequently collaborated with Richard Strauss. His ability to make magic with an orchestra was apparent early on: at the age of twenty-four, he made his breakthrough with his symphonic poem about the great seducer Don Juan. Years later, he enjoyed equal success with the playful, elegant music of his comic opera Der Rosenkavalier.
As the title suggests, the inventive American composer Andrew Norman’s Play is full of fun, too. With his colourful, masterfully orchestrated works, Norman proves himself to be a true musical heir to Richard Strauss. As conductor Klaus Mäkelä says, ‘if there is one piece in the whole season I wish people would hear, it would be this.’ Colourful, adventurous and full of surprising twists, Play was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2017.