An evening of music full of sonic images, rich colors, and boundless imagination. In »Pictures at an Exhibition«, Mussorgsky paints the artworks of his friend Viktor Hartmann directly into the souls of his listeners – especially in Ravel’s colorful orchestral version. With it, he immortalizes the mostly lost works of the Russian painter in music. Sibelius’ »Night Ride and Sunrise« likewise sketches a dramatic scene with sharp brushstrokes, leading from deep darkness into radiant light.
At the heart of the concert is Philip Glass’s fascinating concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra: a work of hypnotic energy and captivating transparency, in which minimalism and orchestral color continuously overlap in motion. The SIGNUM saxophone quartet, renowned for its virtuosity and stylistic versatility, explores the vast expressive range of its instruments – from warm, almost vocal tones to cutting brilliance.
At the podium, British conductor Harry Ogg – a welcome guest of the Symphoniker Hamburg – leads this program about the power of musical imagery and the intensity of sonic worlds.
PERFORMERS
Symphoniker Hamburg orchestra
SIGNUM saxophone quartet saxophone quartet
Blaž Kemperle soprano saxophone
Jacopo Taddei alto saxophone
Alan Lužar tenor saxophone
Aram Poghosyan baritone saxophone
Harry Ogg conductor
PROGRAM
Jean Sibelius
Nächtlicher Ritt und Sonnenaufgang op. 55
Philip Glass
Saxophone Quartet Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition
