Sinfoniekonzert III by Saint-Saëns, Jaëll, M., Mendelssohn, vr. 13 okt 2023, Van (2023/2023), Dirigent Julian Rachlin, Philharmonie, Essen, Duitsland

The press described Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1 as "brilliant and with well-considered verve" - ​​in fact, this unconventional piece from 1872 is one of the standard works of the cello repertoire precisely because of its brilliance and drama. Less well-known, but elegiac and demanding: About ten years later, Saint-Saëns pupil Marie Jaëll - one of the first women to be accepted into the Paris Société des compositeurs - wrote her own cello concerto. The cellist Raphaela Gromes, who will interpret these highly interesting cello pieces, champions the work of female composers. The program complements Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Symphony No. 3, composed in 1829 and inspired by a trip to Scotland - "the beautiful incident of German music",