Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with soloist Augustin Hadelich, followed by Brahms’s masterful Fourth Symphony.
About this concert
Come and experience the French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann’s long-awaited Concertgebouw Orchestra conducting debut. She leads the orchestra in two nineteenth-century masterpieces. Augustin Hadelich appears as soloist in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.
Nathalie Stutzmann’s dual career has won her accolades the world over. Indeed, this distinctively unique mezzo-soprano has now established herself as a visionary conductor. She lets Augustin Hadelich truly sing on the violin. Don’t miss this winning combination as they take on the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, a staple of the repertoire that can sound different each time you hear it thanks to the drama, the joy of the performance and the work’s vast range of orchestral colours. You may even discover something you’ve never heard before. It promises to be an unforgettable performance.
With his Fourth Symphony, Brahms’s compositional mastery reached unprecedented heights. Brahms himself claimed the work reflected the tragedy of human existence. But that doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom – the symphony also abounds in spry, lively moments. At the time, one critic compared the work to ‘a dark well; the longer we look into it, the more brightly the stars shine back’.
With his Fourth Symphony, Brahms’s compositional mastery reached unprecedented heights.
