Name: RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening
Start: 2022-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Southbank Centre

Organization

Direction d'orchestre

Vasily Petrenko

Piano

Simon Trpčeski

Southbank Centre

Orchestra

Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening

Londres

Royaume-Uni

Royal Festival Hall

RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Valide

Accordionist

Instrument

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Autre

Choeur

Chorus Director

Chorégraphie

Coach vocal

Coiffure

Compositeur

Costumes

Danse

Diffusion

Direction de choeur

Dramaturgie

Décors

En charge de la production

Extra

Illustrator

Livret

Lumières

Maquillage

Mise en scène

Orchestra Operations

Orchestre

Photographer

Poet

Prof

Répétiteur

Stage Manager

Traduction

Video

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baryton-basse

Chanteur

Basse

Contre-ténor

Baryton

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Soprano

Ténor

Alto

Continuo

Rôle muet

Rôle parlant

Voix d'enfant

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist Simon Trpčeski, perform a programme of music representing Romanticism in all its colours.

It starts and ends in utter darkness, casting the moments of light and revelation in sharp relief.

In his overture, Wagner underscores Faust’s pact with the devil with music of fear and trepidation.

After its famous sunrise, Strauss' tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra fades into a question mark at the stroke of midnight.

Both give us heroes who are reaching desperately for enlightenment, either grappling with evil forces or declaring ‘God is dead’.

For Faust, the struggle is between faith, intellect and passion. For Zarathustra, the prophet, only humanity can solve its own riddles.

This is German Romanticism at its headiest, with music that is both brooding and bold. Wagner’s ‘unending melody’ is the perfect match for Faust’s yearning and deep-held passions, while Strauss takes us in nine imaginative scenes from desolation to a mountain-top awakening and the dawn of a new understanding.

Mountains of a different kind define Grieg’s piano concerto, the melodic richness of which echoes the beauty of the fjords. The finale is inspired by a folk fiddle dance that challenges how high the dancers can jump.

This is a work that invites you to embrace the simpler pleasures in life, performed by the unforgettable Trpčeski.

English

RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening by Various, Du (2022/2022), Chef d'orchestre Vasily Petrenko, Southbank Centre, Londres, Royaume-Uni

Crédits de représentation (Distribution et équipe de production )

Équipage

Ensemble

Programme, À Propos & Synopsis

Photos

Lectures complémentaires

Dates et lieux de représentation

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