Arnold Schoenberg 150
Unique triptych featuring Ryan Wigglesworth, Sara Jakubiak and Pierre Audi
Arnold Schoenberg was born 150 years ago on 24 September. The Concertgebouw Orchestra performs three highly different works by the Viennese composer under the baton of Ryan Wigglesworth, in a captivating mise en espace by Pierre Audi and with soprano Sara Jakubiak in a starring role.
In Pelleas und Melisande, inspired by a tragic love story, we hear echoes of Wagner and Richard Strauss.
Concert programme
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Arnold Schönberg
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene
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Arnold Schönberg
Erwartung
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Arnold Schönberg
Pelleas und Melisande
Performers
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Ryan Wigglesworth
conductor
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Sara Jakubiak
soprano
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Pierre Audi
creative partner
About this concert
We proudly present a unique triptych to mark Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday. Ryan Wigglesworth leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in three widely different key works by the groundbreaking Viennese composer, performed in a visually captivating mise en espace created by Pierre Audi. The ominous one-act Erwartung, featuring soprano Sara Jakubiak, is framed by an attractive twelve-tone piece and the shimmering late-romantic orchestral work Pelleas und Melisande.
The triptych sheds light on the fascinating development of Schoenberg’s music. In his great orchestral work Pelleas und Melisande, dating from 1902 and inspired by a tragic love story, we hear echoes of Wagner and Richard Strauss. The nightmarish Erwartung from 1909 probes the darkest caverns of the soul, which forced Schoenberg to abandon tonality. His search for a new musical language eventually led to the development of twelve-tone composition, of which his Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (1930) is a compelling and highly engaging example.
This programme was made possible thanks to the financial support of Ammodo.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
We proudly present a unique triptych to mark Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday. Ryan Wigglesworth leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in three widely different key works by the groundbreaking Viennese composer, performed in a visually captivating mise en espace created by Pierre Audi. The ominous one-act Erwartung, featuring soprano Sara Jakubiak, is framed by an attractive twelve-tone piece and the shimmering late-romantic orchestral work Pelleas und Melisande.
The triptych sheds light on the fascinating development of Schoenberg’s music. In his great orchestral work Pelleas und Melisande, dating from 1902 and inspired by a tragic love story, we hear echoes of Wagner and Richard Strauss. The nightmarish Erwartung from 1909 probes the darkest caverns of the soul, which forced Schoenberg to abandon tonality. His search for a new musical language eventually led to the development of twelve-tone composition, of which his Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (1930) is a compelling and highly engaging example.
This programme was made possible thanks to the financial support of Ammodo.