ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Radulović / Poschner

Humour and self-deprecation are integral to Margareta Ferek-Petrić’s musical language. In »Reconstruction of a Rhapsode’s Mind«, she plays with clichés and allusions to famous rhapsodies from the classical, pop and jazz genres. The work, composed in 2024, will be performed for the first time in Austria by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Markus Poschner.

Prokofiev with a mind of his own

Nemanja Radulović takes on the solo part in Sergei Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto. The violinist is constantly seeking new approaches to familiar music, combining technical precision with strong dynamic contrasts and an energetic touch. Prokofiev’s concerto, with its cantabile melodies, rhythmic sharpness and virtuosic demands, offers ample scope for this.

Brahms’s Last Symphony
After the interval, Johannes Brahms’s Fourth and final symphony follows. He composed it in 1884–85 in Mürzzuschlag. Dark timbres and sweeping arcs of tension characterise the work, which ultimately culminates in a powerful finale. Here, Brahms draws on the ancient form of the passacaglia and develops 30 variations from a recurring theme.