33. Musikfest Bremen "Eine große Nachtmusik" by Ravel, Grieg, Sa. 20 Aug. 2022, Ab (2022/2022), Dirigat Edward Gardner, Die Glocke, Bremen, Deutschland

The traditional Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1765, is one of Europe's top orchestras. Edward Gardner has been chief conductor since 2015, and the FAZ recently attested that he was “a new heavyweight among British conductors”. Under his direction, the orchestra can let the sound of its homeland flourish with its Nordic dance-like inflection in Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto. The soloist is the celebrated Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, whose interpretations are characterized by passionate musicality, explosive virtuosity and intellectual curiosity. Maurice Ravel's "La Valse" from 1920, on the other hand, with its demonic orgiastic character, not only tells of waltz bliss,