James Gaffigan (c) Vera Mann

Van Gilse & Schubert's 'Unfinished Business

Programme

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Kyrie, KV 341
  • Franz Schubert Seventh symphony 'Unvollendete'
  • Jan Van Gilse Der Kreis des Lebens


This concert focuses on music by Jan van Gilse, one of the most important Dutch composers and conductors after 1900. Musicologist Eduard Reeser praised his much-appreciated "spirited musicality and technical mastery" and called him a "born composer. Featured here is his cantata Der Kreis des Lebens (1929) to lyrics by Rainer Maria Rilke, composed in Berlin. In addition, the finished beauty of Franz Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony.



Date:
Friday 20 January 2023
Time:
8:15 pm
Pause:
Yes, including break
Location:
TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht
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Large Hall

Performers

Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
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James Gaffigan (c) Vera Mann
James Gaffigan
Conductor
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Netherlands Radio Choir
Choir
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Benjamin Goodson - Photo: Paolo Ferla
Benjamin Goodson
Choir conductor
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Elena Tsallagova
Soprano
Benjamin Bruns
Tenor

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