Masterpieces of the symphonic repertoire can be heard in the orchestral concerts.
Familiar and popular works – two Beethoven symphonies, Dvořák’s best known symphony and two important pieces by Richard Strauss – are on the programme alongside a complete novelty: the huge Symphony for Baritone and Orchestra by Tyrolean composer Thomas Larcher, who is working on an opera that has been commissioned by Bregenz Festival. Another work being performed here for the first time is Martinů’s virtuoso Double Concerto. In that concert, featuring music solely by Czech composers, the Prague Philharmonic Choir – a regular guest at Bregenz Festival since 2011 – will be celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of their country’s independence with Dvořák’s Te Deum. With Carmen on the lake stage, music by one of Bizet’s compatriots will be played as well: Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and La valse, his farewell and homage to the waltz – which we hear in full glory in Strauss’s Rosenkavalier Suite.
23 July 2018 – 07.30 p.m., Festspielhaus
Conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Piano Ivo Kahánek
Soprano Mojca Bitenc
Baritone Dariusz Perczak
Prague Philharmonic Choir
- Bohuslav Martinu Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani H. 271
- Antonín Dvorák Te Deum
- Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 9 From the New World in E minor op. 95
Duration ca. 1 hour 40 minutes incl. break
InTroductory talk
Starts 45 minutes before the show and is free of charge
29 July 2018 – 11.00 a.m., Festspielhaus
Conductor David Afkham
Piano Pierre-Laurent Aimard
- Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op. 28
- Maurice Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand in D major
- Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Suite op. 59
- Maurice Ravel La Valse
Duration ca. 1 hour 30 minutes incl. break
Introductory talk
Starts 45 minutes before the show and is free of charge
6 August 2018 – 07.30 p.m., Festspielhaus
Conductor Karina Canellakis
Baritone Benjamin Appl
- Thomas Larcher Alle Tage. Symphony for Baritone and Orchestra
- Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 65
Duration ca. 1 hour 35 minutes incl. break
Introductory talk
Starts 45 minutes before the show and is free of charge
19 August 2018 – 11.00 a.m., Festspielhaus
Conductor Gérard Korsten
Soprano Sophia Burgos
- Benjamin Britten Matinées musicales op. 24
- Benjamin Britten Illuminations
- Ludwig van Beethoven Symphonie Nr. 2 D op. 36
Duration ca. 1 hour 30 minutes incl. break
Introductory talk
Starts 45 minutes before the show and is free of charge
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