Julian Rachlin © Vasilka Balevska
Wiener KammerOrchester / Gromes / Rachlin
Wednesday
19
June
2024
18:30 – ca. 20:30
Großer Saal
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
Beethoven - Bruch - Saint-Saëns
Beethoven's »Eroica«, Saint-Saëns' first cello concerto and Bruch's “Kol Nidrei” form the dense programme of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Julian Rachlin. The fact that Beethoven's ‘Eroica’ already astonished contemporaries is recorded in a statement by his pupil Ferdinand Ries, who said that »heaven and earth (...) must tremble (...) under one at its performance«. Around 70 years later, the premiere of Saint-Saëns' first cello concerto was also a success and ended a series of reception failures by the composer. Thanks to the originality of its form, the concerto remains a fixture in the repertoire of cellists to this day. The up-and-coming cellist Raphaela Gromes is able to lend lustre to the extremely rewarding solo part. Another highlight of the concert literature for this string instrument is Bruch's »Kol Nidrei«.
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