About this concert
Together with the violinist Renaud Capuçon, we’re throwing ourselves into Sibelius’s enigmatic Violin Concerto at the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden. Klaus Mäkelä has a close connection with Sibelius, the man who single-handedly put Finland on the musical map. The Violin Concerto leaves no one unmoved; its solo part is so accurate that you feel directly addressed.
Beethoven’s irresistibly rhythmic Symphony No. 7 emanates an unprecedented vitality. The premiere in 1813 was one of the greatest successes of Beethoven’s career. The audience immediately called for the second movement to be played again, a movement which would soon take on a life of its own and can still be heard in films and television series. Even 200 years after his death, Beethoven is everywhere. We just can’t get enough!
Beethoven’s irresistibly rhythmic Symphony No. 7 emanates an unprecedented vitality.
