Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Maria Bengtsson / Bertrand de Billy

Strauss: Mondscheinmusik and Finale from »Capriccio«, Vier letzte Lieder & Ein Heldenleben

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Maria Bengtsson
Maria Bengtsson
Bertrand de Billy
Bertrand de Billy © Marco Borggreve
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester © Claudia Höhne
  • Doors open 9:30

  • Pre-concert talk 10:00

  • Start 11:00

  • Interval

  • End ca. 13:00

Richard Strauss – a celebrated composer, a politically controversial cultural figure and unquestionably an artist ahead of his time – is the subject of this concert’s musical portrait. Those who knew him described him as someone with a great sense of humour who never let fame go to his head. He loved music, his family and playing cards (and is even said to have been a good loser). He first began composing at the age of six. His famous tone poem »Ein Heldenleben« marks his first major achievement in the art of orchestration. Critics accused him of shameless self-aggrandizement in this work, but Strauss responded: »I am not a hero. I don’t have the strength for it. I’m not fit for the battle. I prefer to stay in the background, in a quiet place ....«

Performers

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Maria Bengtsson soprano

conductor Bertrand de Billy

Programme

Richard Strauss
Mondscheinmusik und Schlussszene aus der Oper »Capriccio« op. 85
Vier letzte Lieder TrV 296

– Interval –

Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben / Tone Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 40

Pre-Concert Talk

with Michael Sangkuhl (in German)

10:00 / Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal

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Festival

Hamburg International Music Festival

Promoter: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

A public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

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Food and Drink

Before the concert and in the interval

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Coughing, clapping, chatting

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