Beethoven | Coriolanus

Sunday, February 25, 2024, 6:00 PM

  • Sunday, February 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
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The model for Beethoven's work was provided by the legend around the tragic fate of the Ancient Roman hero Coriolanus. Beethoven was referring to the very popular tragedy of the time with the same name by the Austrian writer Heinrich Joseph von Collin. Yet he only composed the overture in 1807, at a time when the play had long since been taken off the programme.
Apparently it no longer mattered to the composer whether his music was played in conjunction with the play or not – and he thus wrote one of the earliest and to date best-loved concert overtures in musical history, and this is how the history is made!
The concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków under the baton of Paweł Kotla will be rounded off by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D major and Francis Poulenc’s Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (with soloists Vladyslav Borovych and Dominik Gilewski).

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Concert overture "Coriolanus" Op. 62
Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
FRANCIS POULENC (1899-1963) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra

Vladyslav Borovych / Dominik Gilewski piano duo
Symphony Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Paweł Kotla conductor

Kraków Philharmonic Hall

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Besides their weekly symphony concerts, the Kraków Philharmonic also organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people.

The Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall in Kraków was the first philharmonic to open in Poland after the Second World War. Besides the weekly symphony concerts, it organises master recitals and educational concerts for children and young people, while the summer meetings with music assume the form of chamber concerts of slightly lighter character. A hallmark of the Kraków Philharmonic repertoire is its programme of oratorios, which the Philharmonic can present thanks to its extensive and varied lineup: the orchestra, mixed choir, and boys choir. The Kraków Philharmonic has become recognised for its promotion of the works of Karol Szymanowski in Poland and abroad.

The Philharmonic Hall frequently hosts concerts by special guests, for example, at major festivals.

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