Orchestre National de Lille

Haydn, Beethoven & Bizet

orchestral

Sat 16 May 2020 -20.00

Cancelled

introduction by Pieter Bergé	19.15
start	20.00
with break

All prices include booking fees.

Part of Abo Classics 19-20

Jean-Guihen Queyras takes on Haydn’s best-known cello concertos

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The Orchestre National de Lille glitter for us thrice in C major. Firstly, with an overture by Beethoven, who like a modern Prometheus, stole the musical fire of the gods. Secondly, with Haydn's Cello Concerto, a prime example of formal clarity, ideally suited to the nimble fingers of Jean-Guihen Queyras. These two gems are set alongside the First Symphony of the still very young (17!) Georges Bizet. Bizet’s youthfulness rings out in this fresh, elegant, light-hearted work: a preview of his future genius.

programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Overture from Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, opus 43

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Cello Concerto no.1 in C major, HobVIIb:1

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Symphony in C major

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Overture from Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, opus 43

Joseph Haydn