Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the BFO
Jean Sibelius: Six Songs – Sydämeni laulu (Song of My Heart), Op. 18, No. 6
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major (“Drumroll”) Hob. I:103
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
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Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
The legendary Sir John Eliot Gardiner will conduct the Budapest Festival Orchestra for the first time! The Honorary Doctor of the Liszt Academy and multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor rose to international fame mainly through his performances of early music, but he also enjoys exploring Romantic compositions. He conducts with “boundless energy,” to borrow a characterization from The Guardian, be it Joseph Haydn or Jean Sibelius, the composers featured in his program. Although the two composers arguably have little in common, the dual threads of patriotism and cosmopolitanism run through the concert. The evening’s centerpiece is a work from Haydn’s triumphant London period, composed following his release from decades of service to the Esterházy court. The program concludes with a Sibelius symphony inspired by an excursion to Italy. With the opening piece, BFO musicians will once again demonstrate their talents as a choir with a deeply moving performance of the heart-wrenching song by the Finnish composer.
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