About this concert
Janine Jansen has made guest appearances almost every year with us for over twenty years. The violinist and our chief conductor designate Klaus Mäkelä are now sinking their teeth into Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1. This is virtuoso, dynamic music, but also poetic and expressive – a perfect fit for Janine Jansen.
The concert opens with the first of Mozart’s symphonies scored for his beloved clarinets, the acclaimed Symphony No. 31 (‘Paris’). After the interval, we will be performing Bartók’s irresistible Concerto for Orchestra , the unexpectedly powerful, vibrant masterpiece that Bartók produced in his final dark years – a pure celebration of life itself.
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is a powerful, vibrant masterpiece – a pure celebration of life itself.
