On tour: Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Wennäkoski

Pyotr Tchaikovsky probes the depths of the human soul in his Sixth Symphony. The subtitle “ Pathétique ” indicates its tragic character, which is particularly moving in the slowly fading final episode. Tchaikovsky himself considered the Sixth his best work, but died shortly after its completion. The “ Pathétique ” is widely regarded as the peak of Tchaikovsky's symphonic oeuvre.

Maxim Emelyanychev pairs Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 with Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt , a work which remains incredibly popular thanks to its irresistible melodies and sounds of nature. The recorder player Lucie Horsch makes a solo appearance with us in a newly commissioned work by the Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski, who previously made a splash here with her flute concerto Soie.

Lotta Wennäkoski’s work was composed with financial support of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.