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

Organization

Conductor

Vasily Petrenko

Pianist

Simon Trpčeski

Southbank Centre

Orchestra

Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening

London

United Kingdom

Royal Festival Hall

RPO Journeys of Discovery: Awakening: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

South Bank Centre

Bass

Instrumentalist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Tenor

Singer

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Soprano

Countertenor

Contralto

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

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, Frá (2022/2022), Hljómsveitarstjóri Vasily Petrenko, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

Frammistaða áskriftir (Leikarar & starfslið )

Áhöfn

Hljómsveit

Dagskrá, Um & Yfirlit

Ljósmyndir

Frekari lestur

Sýningardagsetningar og sýningarstaðir

Staðir