Entrée Essentials: Tchaikovsky's Fifths
A compact concert with a lively introduction (in Dutch)
At Essentials you can get acquainted with Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending Fifth Symphony under the direction of Fabio Luisi, with a lively introduction (in Dutch) by Vincent Verelst. Especially for audiences in their mid-thirties and under.
The Fifth presents a splendid sampling of Tchaikovsky’s versatility: he alternates his sense of melody, his gift for ballet music, and his love of folk melodies.
Concert programme
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5
Performers
About this concert
The Essentials Series introduces you to the masterpieces every music lover should know, performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra and given a lively introduction by the incomparable Vincent Verelst.
In his Fifth Symphony, Pyotr Tchaikovsky bared his Russian soul. The work begins with a plaintive theme that continuously reappears in the music. But this symphony is more than doom and gloom: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth spans a wide range of emotions. And this symphony offers a splendid sampling of the composer’s versatility: he alternates his sense of melody, his gift for ballet music, and his love of folk melodies.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
The Essentials Series introduces you to the masterpieces every music lover should know, performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra and given a lively introduction by the incomparable Vincent Verelst.
In his Fifth Symphony, Pyotr Tchaikovsky bared his Russian soul. The work begins with a plaintive theme that continuously reappears in the music. But this symphony is more than doom and gloom: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth spans a wide range of emotions. And this symphony offers a splendid sampling of the composer’s versatility: he alternates his sense of melody, his gift for ballet music, and his love of folk melodies.