Lorenzo Viotti dirigeert Verdi's Quattro pezzi sacri by Schoenberg, Arnold, Verdi, Sib 25 Nov 2023, Minn (2023/2023), Surmast Direttur Lorenzo Viotti, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti puts early music by Schönberg and a late work by Verdi on the music stands. Schönberg's romantic symphonic poem Verklärte Nacht can be heard, after which the orchestra and choir unpack with Verdi's beautiful Quattro pezzi sacri . Lorenzo Viotti conducts Verklärte Nacht Chief conductor Lorenzo Viotti leads the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in one of the most romantic compositions ever written. Arnold Schönberg was only 25 years old when he wrote his Verklärte Nacht in Vienna. In those years a city where the most diverse music styles could be heard: from Mahler and Wagner to Brahms and Johann Strauss. Schönberg took it all in and composed an extremely sensual play of lines for strings. He was inspired by Dehmel's erotic poem of the same name, which will be recited during this concert by Golden Calf winner Reinout Scholten van Aschat. Quattro pezzi sacri by Verdi Verdi was around eighty when he composed his Quattro pezzi sacri . Four religious works, from the intimate Laudi alla Vergine Maria for women's choir to the theatrical Te Deum for double choir and large orchestra, in which the composer proves that his talent extends far beyond opera alone. A wonderful opportunity for the permanent orchestra of De Nationale Opera and a specially composed project choir, consisting of the VU Chamber Choir, Chamber Choir NEXT and Vocal Ensemble Musa, to shine together in the concert hall.