In the 5th symphony concert of the season, two musicians* of the TSOI can be experienced as soloists. Gabi Amon and Alejandro Fela perform Richard Strauss' Duet Concertino for clarinet, bassoon and strings with harp together with the orchestra. Similar to the baroque concerto grosso form, strings are divided into “solo” and “tutti”, the solo instruments engage in a kind of “dance” together. If one believes an anecdote about a statement by the composer, the piece is said to be based on a fairy tale in which a bear (bassoon) turns into a prince while dancing with a princess (clarinet).
Paul Dukas' “Poème dansé” La Péri is also about a prince , which in Persian mythology describes a fairy-like being who has fallen from heaven. None other than Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the legendary Ballets Russes, showed great interest in Dukas' ballet music.
At the same time Maurice Ravel composed Daphnis et Chloé for Diaghilev's company. As an idea for the pastoral scenery, he had in mind a "huge musical fresco painting". In Suite No. 2, Ravel used inexhaustible tonal color effects to draw a magnificent morning landscape with the sun rising in the spring sky and once again
demonstrated his masterly art of instrumentation.
Tung-Chieh Chuang, who has won multiple prizes at international conducting competitions, will be at the podium. He has been General Music Director of the Bochum Symphony since the 2021-22 season.
