Oslo Philharmonic / Vilde Frang / Klaus Mäkelä

• Classical Music

Both Klaus Mäkelä and Vilde Frang launched their international careers with the Oslo Philharmonic. Ever since the charismatic Finn was appointed chief conductor of the orchestra at the age of 22, concert halls have been clamouring for him: in 2021 he was appointed music director of the Orchestre de Paris, and shortly afterwards the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra secured the young talent for 2027. Violinist Frang performed as a soloist in her native Oslo at the early age of twelve and has travelled the world since. Now they join forces in Hamburg to play Igor Stravinsky’s lively violin concerto. This is followed after the interval by Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.
The two pieces could not be more different. Stravinsky’s neoclassical concerto sparkles with humour and joy – it is often seen as a parody of the genre. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, on the other hand, deals with life’s great topics. As in the Beethoven, fate descends on listeners with a powerful fanfare at the very beginning. Tchaikovsky did not deny the parallels with his great idol and his »Fate Symphony«: »Basically, my symphony is an imitation of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.«

PERFORMERS

Oslo Philharmonic orchestra

Vilde Frang violin

Klaus Mäkelä conductor

PROGRAM

George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A minor, Op. 11

Igor Strawinsky
Concerto en Ré for Violin and Orchestra

- Interval -

Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36