Wiener Konzerthaus
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra / Ólafsson / Denève
Donnerstag 23 März 2023 | 19:30 Uhr
Besetzung
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, Dirigent
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Programm
Sergej Prokofjew
Ljubow k trjom apelsinam »Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen«.
Symphonische Suite op. 33a (1919)
Edvard Grieg
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester a-moll op. 16 (1868)
Sergej Rachmaninoff
Symphonische Tänze op. 45 (1940)
Großer Saal
Lothringerstraße 20, A-1030 Wien
https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/59716
https://www.vikingurolafsson.com
https://www.slso.org/en/musicians-slso/auditions/symphony/
Clavieristische Funkenflüge
Víkingur Ólafsson öffnet seinem Publikum Tore zu einer neuen Welt: Der gebürtige Isländer setzt bei seinen Interpretationen und Projekten auf Horizonterweiterung. So stellte er bei einer seiner CD-Einspielungen Klavierstücken von Rameau Kompositionen von Debussy gegenüber. In ein neues Licht wird er eines der beliebtesten und zugleich auch imposantesten Klavierkonzerte der Spätromantik rücken. Mit dem Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra unter der Leitung seines Chefdirigenten Stéphane Denève interpretiert Ólafsson jenes Werk, das den frühen Ruhm Edvard Griegs begründete. Der Erinnerung Griegs zufolge soll der unerschrockene Franz Liszt das vollgriffige Werk mit der atemberaubenden Kadenz einst vom Blatt gespielt haben: »Zuletzt sagte er mit einer seltsamen, innigen Betonung, indem er mir mein Werk wiedergab: Fahren Sie fort, ich sage Ihnen, Sie haben das Zeug dazu, und − lassen Sie sich nicht abschrecken.«
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra unter der Leitung seines Chefdirigenten Stéphane Denève
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Víkingur Ólafsson
Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has made a profound impact with his remarkable combination of highest level musicianship and visionary programmes. His recordings for Deutsche Grammophon – Philip Glass Piano Works (2017), Johann Sebastian Bach (2018), Debussy Rameau (2020) and Mozart & Contemporaries (2021) – captured the public and critical imagination and led to album streams of over 260 million. The Daily Telegraph called him “The new superstar of classical piano” while the New York Times dubbed him “Iceland’s Glenn Gould.”
Now one of the most sought-after artists of today, Ólafsson’s multiple awards include Gramophone magazine’s 2019 Artist of the Year, Opus Klassik Solo Recording Instrumental (twice) and Album of the Year at the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards.
Ólafsson continues to perform with the world’s leading orchestras and as artist in residence at the top concert halls and festivals. He also works with some of today’s greatest composers.
A captivating communicator both on and off stage, Ólafsson’s significant talent extends to broadcast, having presented several of his own series for television and radio. He was artist in residence for three months on BBC Radio 4’s flagship arts programme, Front Row. Broadcasting live during lockdown from an empty Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík, he reached millions of listeners around the world.
https://www.vikingurolafsson.com/
Stéphane Denève Photo by Bart Dewaele
Stéphane Denève
Stéphane Denève is Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, and from 2023 will also be Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. He recently concluded terms as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Brussels Philharmonic, and previously served as Chief Conductor of Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) and Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Recognised internationally for the exceptional quality of his performances and programming, Stéphane Denève regularly appears at major concert venues with the world’s greatest orchestras and soloists. He has a special affinity for the music of his native France, and is a passionate advocate for music of the 21st century.
Stéphane Denève’s recent and upcoming engagements include appearances with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (with whom he conducted the 2020 Nobel Prize concert), Orchestre National de France, Czech Philharmonic, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, DSO Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Rotterdam Philharmonic.
In North America, Stéphane Denève made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has appeared several times both in Boston and at Tanglewood, and he regularly conducts the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony, and Toronto Symphony. In 2022, Denève was the conductor for John Williams’ official 90th Birthday Gala with NSO Washington; he is also a popular guest at many of the US summer music festivals, including the Hollywood Bowl, Bravo!Vail, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Blossom Music Festival, Festival Napa Valley, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West.
Stéphane Denève frequently performs with many of the world’s leading solo artists, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Nicola Benedetti, Yefim Bronfman, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, James Ehnes, Kirill Gerstein, Hélène Grimaud, Augustin Hadelich, Hilary Hahn, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Leonidas Kavakos, Lang Lang, Olivier Latry, Paul Lewis, Nikolai Lugansky, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Kelly O’Connor, Víkingur Ólafsson, Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Gil Shaham, Akiko Suwanai, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Frank Peter Zimmermann. He also treasures the memory of Nicholas Angelich and Lars Vogt, two exceptional artists with whom he enjoyed a close musical friendship over many years.
In the field of opera, Stéphane Denève led a new production of Pelléas et Mélisande with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Netherlands Opera at the 2019 Holland Festival. Elsewhere, he has led productions at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Glyndebourne Festival, Teatro alla Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Saito Kinen Festival, Gran Teatro del Liceu, La Monnaie, and Deutsche Oper am Rhein.
As a recording artist, Denève has won critical acclaim for his recordings of the works of Poulenc, Debussy, Ravel, Roussel, Franck and Connesson. He is a triple winner of the Diapason d’Or of the Year, has been shortlisted for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year Award, and has won the prize for symphonic music at the International Classical Music Awards. His most recent releases include a live recording of Honegger’s Jeanne d’arc au bûcher with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and two discs of the works of Guillaume Connesson with the Brussels Philharmonic (the first of which was awarded the Diapason d’Or de l’année, Caecilia Award, and Classica Magazine’s CHOC of the Year). A box-set of his complete Ravel recordings with Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra was released in 2022 by Hänssler Classic.
A graduate and prize-winner of the Paris Conservatoire, Stéphane Denève worked closely in his early career with Sir Georg Solti, Georges Prêtre and Seiji Ozawa. A gifted communicator and educator, he is committed to inspiring the next generation of musicians and listeners, and has worked regularly with young people in programmes such as those of the New World Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, the Colburn School, the European Union Youth Orchestra, and the Music Academy of the West.
Wiener Konzerthaus Großer Saal
Lothringerstraße 20, A-1030 Wien
https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/59716
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