LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Egmont, overture Op. 84
JOHN ADAMS
Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 "Fate"
BENNEWITZ QUARTET
Jakub FIŠER | 1st violin, Štěpán JEŽEK | 2nd violin
Jiří PINKAS | viola, Štěpán DOLEŽAL | cello
PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Michael SANDERLING | conductor
In 2020, we should pay tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven, as it is the year of his 250th birthday. A symphony orchestra can play an overture, present a solo concerto with fantastic soloists, or one of his symphonies. Or else, as the FOK will - do it all in one go! Beethoven himself conducted the premiere of the Egmont overture, and there is no need to introduce the famous Fifth – Destiny Symphony. The Concerto Absolute Jest by the American composer John Adams, on the other hand, deserves a few words of introduction. It was inspired by Beethoven’s late quartets, from which it frequently quotes, and refers to his chamber and symphonic oeuvre. At Smetana Hall the FOK and Michael Sanderling will be, thanks to John Adams, joined by the excellent Bennewitz Quartet. Simply, an absolute Beethovian evening.
end of the concert at 9.20 p.m.
ticket prices: 300, 360, 460, 600,- CZK
MEETING WITH THE ARTISTS:
6. 2. 2020, 6.15 p.m.
Pattiserie Hall, Municipal House
free for visitors of this concert
