The Magdeburgische Philharmonie is making its debut in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie. Coming two days after German Unity Day, this debut takes on special symbolic significance: a time-honored orchestra from East Germany is coming to Hamburg—from the Elbe to the Elbe.
The program takes the audience on a journey into the vast soundscapes of the Romantic era. Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor is one of the most moving works in the concert repertoire: virtuosic, wistful, and imbued with immediate emotional power. The soloist is Sebastian Fritsch, who has served as principal cellist of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden since 2021 and is the winner of the 2018 TONALi Cello Competition. After intermission, Jean Sibelius’s First Symphony will be performed. A work full of sweeping symphonic arcs, dramatic power, and Nordic timbres, in which Tchaikovsky’s influence is still audible while Sibelius’s own voice is already emerging.
PERFORMERS
Magdeburgische Philharmonie orchestra
Sebastian Fritsch violoncello
Christian Øland conductor
PROGRAM
Antonín Dvořák
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104
- Interval -
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
