Programme
Lully
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Instrumental Suite

Henri Dutilleux
Tout un Monde Lointain… for Cello & Orchestra (1970)

Beethoven
Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92

Nicolas Altstaedt (Cello)
★★★★★ BBC Music Magazine

“One of the cello realm’s most brilliant young princes.” Huffington Post

“Heart-stopping intensity.” The Telegraph

“An absolute revelation. Huffington Post

“The perfect performer for Henri Dutilleux’s difficult cello concerto Tout un Monde Lointain…
the delicate tonal colours unveiled, the ethereal beauty brought forth.” Hamburger Abendblatt

Winner, Duisburg Music Prize 2018
Artist in Residence 2018/2019, NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Artist in Spotlight 2017/2018, Amsterdam Concertgebouw
Artistic Director, Haydn Philharmonie
Chosen by Gidon Kremer in 2012 as his successor as Artistic Director of the renowned Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival
Has performed with orchestras and conductors such as Vienna Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Sir Neville Marriner
Chamber music partners include Janine Jansen, Fazıl Say, Vilde Frang, Pekka Kuusisto

David Greilsammer (Conductor)
“One of the most accomplished and adventurous musicians of his generation.” The New York Times

Music and Artistic Director, Geneva Camerata
Appears regularly as pianist and conductor with prestigious orchestras such as San Francisco Symphony, Philharmonique de Radio-France and Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
Henri Dutilleux (1916 – 2013) (Composer)
One of the most important French composers in the modern age alongside Messiaen and Boulez
Had received commissions from such artists as Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, George Szell, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Juilliard String Quartet, etc

Programme
Jörg Widmann
Ikarische Klage (Icarian Lament) (1999) (Hong Kong première)

Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, “Pathétique”

Harriet Krijgh (Cello)
“Pure beauty.” Dagblad van het Noorden

“She made her instrument sing marvelously.” Frankfurter Neue Presse

“As soon as Krijgh’s bow touches the strings, there is nothing but the pure sound of her cello.”
De Volkskrant

“Musicality and intelligence are her jet engines.” NRC Handelsblad

1st Prize & Audience Award, Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2012
“Rising Star” 2015/2016, ECHO (European Concert Hall Organisation)
Artistic Director, International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht
Founder, “Harriet & Friends” Music Festival

Christoph Poppen (Principal Guest Conductor)
“Christoph Poppen conducts with a flowing baton.” The Times

Principal Conductor, Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director, Marvão International Music Festival, Portugal
Music Director, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (2007-2011)
Artistic Director, Munich Chamber Orchestra (1995-2006)

Jörg Widmann (Composer)
Leading composer and clarinettist whose compositions have won numerous awards and been performed by top orchestras and artists including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Mariss Jansons, Simon Rattle, Christian Thielemann, Christian Gerhaher, Emmanuel Pahud, András Schiff, Christian Tetzlaff, etc
Composer residencies have includedDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gewandhausorchestrer Leipzig, Cleveland Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus, etc