Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World | Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Antonín Dvořák‘s Symphony Nr. 9 “From the New World” and his Cello Concerto in B Minor are included on the program of the fiery opening concert for the 2023 Bonn Beethovenfest. The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich plays at the Bonn Opera House under the baton of Paavo Järvi. The cello soloist is Anastasia Kobekina. Spoken word artist Jürg Halter also premieres his work “Wir sind gute Menschen” (We are good people).
The evening’s program moves between the optimism of the early 20th century and the more critical tones of the present. For example, enthusiasm for the “Pacific 231” locomotive inspired Arthur Honegger to write his eponymous orchestral work at the start of the 20th century. Antonín Dvořák also believed in the promises of the modern era. He wrote his Symphony Nr. 9, “From the New World” and the Cello Concerto in B Minor against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century optimism in the US. Jürg Halter’s poem “Wir sind gute Menschen” strikes a very different tone: it’s a skeptical, almost sarcastic swansong to faith placed in the future.
Program:
(00:00) Musicians come on stage
(00:31) Arthur Honegger, Pacific 231
(08:05) Jürg Halter, Roberto Domeniconi, Fredy Studer, Wir sind gute Menschen, arr. for spoken word and orchestra by Ian Anderson, world premiere
(18:49) Address of Katja Dörner, Mayor of Bonn
(23:52) Address of Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
(28:46) Address of Steven Walter, Artistic Director Beethovenfest Bonn
(38:26) Antonín Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, I. Allegro, Anastasia Kobekina, cello
(54:07) Antonín Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, II. Adagio ma non troppo, Anastasia Kobekina, cello
(1:05:08) Antonín Dvořák, Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, III. Finale. Allegro moderato, Anastasia Kobekina, cello
(1:20:27) Speech from Anastasia Kobekina
(1:20:57) Encore: Vladimir Kobekin, Gallardo, Dance on an ancient melody for cello solo and tambourine, Anastasia Kobekina, cello
(1:25:11) INTERMISSION
(1:52:30) Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, I. Adagio - Allegro molto
(2:05:08) Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, II. Largo
(2:17:30) Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, III. Molto vivace
(2:24:55) Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, IV. Allegro con fuoco
(2:39:15) Encore: Jean Sibelius, Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1
TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH
Paavo Järvi | CONDUCTOR
Anastasia Kobekina | VIOLONCELLO
Jürg Halter | SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE
Estonian Grammy Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi is widely recognized as one of today’s most eminent conductors, enjoying close partnerships with the finest orchestras around the world. He serves as Chief Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, as the long-standing Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen since 2004 and as both the founder and Artistic Director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra.
Das Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, founded in 1868, is one of Switzerland’s leading musical ensembles. Around 100 musicians perform about 50 different programs in over 100 concerts each season. Guest performances have taken the orchestra to cities in over 30 countries. In addition to the orchestral projects, the members also create their own chamber music series and perform as soloists in their own series. Music Director Paavo Järvi is the 11th Principal Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.
Anastasia Kobekina performs at major venues and festivals, including the Concertgebouw Amster-dam, the Lincoln Center, Konzerthaus Berlin and Tonhalle Zurich. Born in Russia, she received her first cello lessons at the age of four. Anastasia Kobekina studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Olga Galochkina, with Frans Helmerson and Prof. Jens-Peter Maintz in Germany and then in Paris with Je-rome Pernoo. Currently, she is studying Baroque violoncello in Frankfurt. Anastasia Kobeki-na performs on an Antonio Stradivarius violoncello from 1698.
Jürg Halter was born 1980 in Bern, where he lives most of the time. Halter is a writer, poet, spoken word artist and visual artist. He is one of the best-known Swiss authors of his generation and one of the pioneers of the new German-language spoken word movement. He studied visual arts at the Bern University of the Arts and performs regularly throughout Europe, in the US, Africa, Russia, South America and Japan.
The Beethovenfest Bonn is one of Germany's oldest and most significant music festivals. Founded in 1845 by Franz Liszt in Beethoven's birth town, it is now an internationally recognized beacon on the cultural circuit, with around 80 events held in Bonn and the region each year in August and September.
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