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SUBSCRIPTION/ORCHESTRA
SUBSCRIPTION/ORCHESTRA
Vasily Petrenko conducts Dvořák's Eighth Symphony ①
- SCHEDULE
- Thu. 20 June 2024, 20:00
- PLACE
- Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center
- CONDUCTOR
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Vasily Petrenko
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SOLOIST
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Simon Trpceski, Piano
- PROGRAM
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Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15
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Dvořák, Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
- PRICE
- R 100,000 S 80,000 A 50,000 B 30,000 C 10,000
※ Please make sure that your mobile phone is switched off.
※ Please do not applaud between the movements.
Total duration around 100mins(incl. intermission)
※ Please do not applaud between the movements.
Vasily Petrenko conducts Dvořák's Eighth Symphony ①
Thursday 20th June, 2024 8PM Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Program
Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Maestoso
Adagio
Rondo. Allegro non troppo
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Dvořák, Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Allegro con brio
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Allegretto grazioso
Allegro ma non troppo
Johannes Brahms(1833-1897), Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15(1854~59)
Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 is the first work among his concertos and also his first orchestral work. It is also a laborious work born from the first stage of the trial-and-error period leading to his First Symphony in C minor which is famous for its twenty-one-year-long birth pangs. The origin of the concerto dates back to 1854. In February of that year, Robert Schumann, who was Brahms' mentor, attempted suicide, and upon hearing the news, Brahms did not waste any time to rush to Düsseldorf in order to comfort and care for Schumann's family. This tragic incident ultimately served as an opportunity for Brahms' admiration for Clara―Schumann's wife―to develop into chaste and Platonic love.
In March (or April) of the same year, Brahms sent a letter to his violinist friend Joseph Joachim, and informed that he had composed a 'Sonata for Two Pianos' in three movements. Originally, Brahms had intended to create a symphony based on this sonata. However, he encountered problems during the arrangement process and had to change his plan. In February of the following year, Brahms sent a letter to Clara, telling her that he was reworking the 'frustrated symphony' into a 'piano concerto'.
And in a letter dated December 30th of the same year, he wrote, "For the past few days I have been making the fair copy of the first movement of the concerto. Joachim is very much looking forward to the finale. Right now I am drawing a beautiful portrait of you, and it will be the Adagio [movement of the concerto]."
The Adagio movement saw the light of day in January of the following year, and the final movement was finished in May 1857. The concerto was further revised and officially premiered at the Hanover Court Theater on January 22, 1859.
Influenced by Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (the 1st movement), Piano Concerto No. 3 (the 3rd movement), and Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, this piece became the launch pad for Brahms' characteristic 'Symphonic Concerto'. This concerto is an supremely passionate and vivid testimony that conveys a portrait of the young Brahms.
Instrumentation
piano solo
piano solo
2 2 2 2 — 4 2 0 0 — tmp — str
Antonín Dvořák(1841-1904), Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163(1889)
This symphony shows the essential nature of Antonín Dvořák as a human being and a 'simple Bohemian'. In 1891, a series of concerts were held in Prague to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his birth and his stature as the 'national composer' of the Czech Republic. And his birthday, September 8, was filled with boisterous national-level events and celebrations.
However, the composer himself did not appear in public. He went down to Vysoká, saying he would rather spend quality time with his family instead. Vysoká is a mountain village in Bohemia, and Dvořák built a villa there after he became financially independent, and frequently visited the place to enjoy life in the Bohemian countryside.
This Symphony in G major composed in Vysoká may be called a 'Bohemian Fantasia'. Dvořák intended this symphony to be a work that is starkly different from his previous work (Symphony No. 7 in D minor), which 'aimed for universality' (that is, aimed to be like a German music). He found the path to that goal in the daily lives of the common people and the mountains of his native land. Thanks to his approach, we can see, hear, and feel, throughout this symphony, the sights and sounds of the fields and forests of Bohemia, the energy emanating from its nature, and the unaffected, affectionate, and exciting dances and songs of the people there.
Instrumentation
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp — str
Text by Bryan Hwang / Translation SukHo Lee
Text by Bryan Hwang / Translation SukHo Lee