17.05. Meet Bartok and hike around the Alps with Strauss

Travel to Central Europe with two unforgettable 20th-century compositions. After tackling Bartók’s adventurous Second Violin Concerto with violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos, the Luxembourg Philharmonic invites you on with Strauss’ Alpine Symphony. A breath of fresh air!

21.05. Discover Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev with the orchestra of the Scala di Milano

, its conductor Riccardo Chailly and young piano star Alexander Malofeev. Together, they take two Russian masterpieces: Tchaikovsky’s alternately stormy and tender Piano Concerto N° 1 and Prokofiev’s incandescent Symphony N° 3 – a musical depiction of black magic that will certainly cast a spell on you!

24.05. An encounter with Shostakovich and the celebrated conductor Tugan Sokhiev

Tugan Sokhiev introduces you to : Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto N° 2, which caused a scandal at its premiere, and Shostakovich’s dramatic Symphony N° 10. Composed during the Cold War and premiered right after Stalin’s death, it is allegedly a depiction of the terrors of Stalinist Russia.  Prepare to be shaken to the core...

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