Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Fabio Luisi

Edgard Varèse [1883-1965]

Arcana for great orchestra [1925-27]

Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827]

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major op. 58 [1805-06]

Richard Strauss [1864-1949]

Eine Alpensinfonie for great orchestra op. 64 [1899-1915]

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Hélène Grimaud Klavier

Fabio Luisi Dirigent

After years of absence, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden returns to Berlin with their new head conductor, Fabio Luisi, and a programme which is perfectly tailored to the orchestra. With this orchestra, the composer Richard Strauss personally conducted the premiere of his Alpine Symphony in Berlin in 1915, which helped ensure the ensemble a grandiose success. Like Ingo Metzmacher in the musikfest programme of the DSO Berlin, Fabio Luisi combines the music of Richard Strauss and Edgard Varèse. Varèse’s oceanic and magical Arcana, a powerful and illustrious display of sound, provides the backdrop for the evening’s soloist: Hélène Grimaud. This young French star performer, known for her passionate work in the preservation of wolves, devotes herself to Piano Concerto No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven, the first composer in the history of Western music who was prepared to give up “good tone” in order to take music to new extremes. The programme of the Sächsische Staatskapelle requires the utmost concentration from the musicians. As Hélène Grimaud put it, “The concentration required when confronting a wild animal is the same that one needs when getting to the heart of a piece of music. Neither can be approached in a half-hearted manner, nor can one attempt to meet them halfway. You always have to stay focused – you can never just switch on the autopilot. The way to the heart of a piece of music demands one-hundred percent dedication – intellectually, emotionally and psychologically.”

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