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 he 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.