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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Programme produced by HarrietSmith;printed Part of Barbican Presents 2018–19 Ádám Fischer Vienna PhilharmonicOrchestra There willbenointerval Mahler Wednesday 20February 2019 7.30pm, Hall Philharmonic Vienna online. during your visit. Additional feedback canbegiven If anything limitsyour enjoyment pleaseletusknow with ahandkerchief. you feel theneedto coughorsneeze,pleasestifle it sake of other audiencemembersandtheartists,if prevent coughingduringaperformance. But,for the We appreciate thatit’snot always possible to members. can spoiltheenjoyment of your fellow audience set to Titmay causehigh-pitched feedback which entering thehall.Ifyour hearingaidisnot correctly you shouldswitch your hearingaidto Tsettingon Please remember thatto useourinductionloop a performance isstrictlyprohibited. capturing images orusingrecording devices during during theperformance. Taking photographs, Please turnoff watch alarms,phones, pagers etc Cabbell (tel 02036037930) by Trade WindsColourPrinters Ltd;advertising by Symphony No 9 conductor

2 orchestra onitsfirst international tour. important tradition whenheledthe conductor andheinaugurated an named astheViennaPhilharmonic’s relationship withit.In1898 hewas have aclose,ifsometimesfraught, orchestra’s inceptionbuthewas to Mahler was born18 years after the as thecentre of classicalmusic. city thathad longenjoyed areputation the orchestra was first established ina That tradition dates back to 1842, when playing andfor itsrespect of tradition. famed for thefinesse andwarmth of its an ensemblethatneedsnointroduction, : theViennaPhilharmonic.It’s given by oneof theworld’s mostesteemed A warm welcome to thisevening’s concert, Welcome Head of ,Barbican Huw Humphreys It promises to beanextraordinary concert. resolution, andahard-won senseof peace. sensation aswe reach theendisoneof a vast range of moods;yet theoverwhelming on aremarkable emotional journey, through And, asever withthiscomposer, we’re taken within avery unorthodox formal structure. extraordinary power, whichisexpressed Even by Mahler’sstandards, it’sawork of premiere, underBrunoWalter, in1912. Philharmonic thatgave itsposthumous symphony, hisNinth,for itwas theVienna tonight shouldbeMahler’slastcomplete the singlework ontheprogramme conductor ÁdámFischer. It’saptthat Today thathonourfalls to Hungarian

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3 Programme note 4 waltz suddenly bursts in on the strings; a third athird strings; the on in bursts suddenly waltz frenetic Aquick, indefinitely. this like continue not might movement entire the why another, nor follow should idea particular one why of sense no gives course music’s directionless The horns. and by answered violas and pattering with expressionless, and dry waltz), (or slow Ländler country a crude The scherzo’s response is wilfully grotesque: MovementSecond ending. serene its to movement the lead asolo and mid-air, in alone hovering flute, Asolo calls. horn Mahler’s all of loveliest and last by the signalled coda, a to leads eventually This themes. main movement’s the of reprise by apassionate followed march, funeral ableak to way gives hurling out rhythm, the cross-beat the with climax, Ahuge unease. wild and journey through of emotionalism extremes horns, repeated on trombones) and an epic of the development (the rhythm on cross-beat start hushed the to lead fanfares of a flurry and pace of Dminor. Aquickening arestless in theme by asecond darkened promptly is which serenity, ecstatic of amood in first by the joined soon are They horn. by asolo supported second violins sing the beautiful main theme, the motion, in set now tempo the With violas. on figure two-note aquivering and horn; a muted on afanfare register; harp’s the in bass theme afour-note horn; alow and by cellos beat main the across articulated figure arhythmic built: is movement first entire the which of out ideas of acomplex presents seconds, afew only The symphony’s understated opening, lasting Movement First the harmonies passionate string seem to be already but low on solo by aquiet interrupted momentarily is statement tune’s first The variations. slow of set immense an builds richly harmonised theme, out of which Mahler intense, an with Adagio the begin Strings Movement Fourth circles. ever-decreasing in tail its chasing before, than frantically more even resumes course movement’s the and clarinets, by the mocked shrilly is song serene their but angels into demons music’s cackling the transforms feverish activity. A sudden slowing of the pace the all behind hollowness of asense conceal avirtuoso in ear the past fly ideas of Groups horns. and strings , isThe launched Rondo-Burleske by solo Movement Third aclose. to gutters movement the long, too on going of apoint made having Eventually, two. other the with alternates , and violins by the introduced lilting, and wistful idea, Programme note © Malcolm Hayes Hayes ©Malcolm note Programme cloudless. and calm least at is empty, and vast while which, asky into dissolve to as end to much so not seems music the which after climax, its to symphony the leads then variations of phase final and third and harp introduces a second interlude. The clarinets on figure rocking Aquiet, sequence. variation the renew horn asolo and strings the before regions, haunting and new exploring contra-bassoon asubterranean and violins high with arrives, calm of interlude An them. around spaces vast the into out further pushing tour de force de tour but can’t Szilvia Csibi including the Metropolitan Opera, New York, York, New Opera, Metropolitan the including years, 30 over for houses opera leading world’s the at appearing been has and Italian and German in operas of repertoire alarge has He operas. 26 of different atotal and productions new of aseries conducted has he where Opera, State Vienna 1973 the since with closely worked has he house, opera the in demand in Equally spring. the in released be will cycle Beethoven complete Their symphonies. Mozart all of recording award-winning an made has he which with Orchestra, Chamber Danish the of Conductor Chief been 1998 has he Since Conductor. Honorary orchestra’s the now is He symphonies. composer’s the of cycle winning award- an Together, recorded they Conductor. interpretation during his decades as its Chief Haydn in standards new –setting Philharmonic Haydn Austro-Hungarian –the festival the at perform to orchestra an up set also he time same the At Haydn’s of music. promotion the for centre Eisenstadt, which established itself as a leading 1987 In founded he level. artistic highest the at dramas music composer’s the explores it direction his under and 2006 in started He festivals. renowned internationally two of founder Hungarian conductor Fischer Ádám About the performers Zurich. This season new he conducts productions Opera and Paris in Bastille de Opéra Garden, Covent Opera, Royal Opera, State Bavarian Ádám Fischer conductor Budapest Wagner Days Ádám Fischer

Haydn Tage in Tage in Haydn is the in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky. He was Music Music was He Swarowsky. Hans with Vienna in and Budapest of hometown his in conducting He originally composition studied and Magazine Music a2019 for nominated been has Symphony First Mahler’s of 2015. recording since Their been Orchestra, D the with live recorded and performed has he Mahler, of which symphonies complete the been has project recent A major Paris. de Orchestre the and Orchestra Tonhalle Zurich orchestras, Boston, Chicago, London and NHK Symphony Philharmonic orchestras, Bamberg, orchestras worldwide, including the and Salzburg. He also works with other leading Orchestra Mozarteum the and Enlightenment of Age the of Orchestra Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Vienna the with performs regularly he concert In Opernwelt Year magazine the of by the Conductor voted was 2002 in and Festival the at years of anumber for conducted also has He Milan. of artistic achievements and humanitarian work. work. and humanitarian achievements artistic outstanding his for Wolf Prize Israel’s awarded was he year Last President. Federal Austrian the by professorship honorary an given was and Queen, Danish by the awarded Dannebrog, of Order the of bearer the is He Graz. in Steiermark für the and Opera State Vienna Ádám Fischer Bluebeard’s Castle ofSheba Queen The Goldmark’s both for Disque du Prix aGrand and cycle symphony 2015 in Award Mozart his for symphonies, an International Haydn his for Awards Klassik ECHO two won has and discography awide-ranging has He until 2010. held he apost Opera, Budapest the of Director Artistic as hometown his to returned he 2007 in Mannheim; and Kassel Freiburg, in Director Ernani and and for his his for whose Principal he Conductor has is an honorary member of the the of member honorary an is Gianni Schicchi Gianni Award. Award. Ring . and Bartók’s Bartók’s and cycle. cycle. üsseldorf Symphony üsseldorf at La Scala, Scala, La at Duke Duke BBC BBC

5 About the performers RolexNightLondon_Programme_DPS_11_18.indd 1 26.11.18 11:08 RolexNightLondon_Programme_DPS_11_18.indd 1 26.11.18 11:08 8 Lois Lammerhuber reveals itself as understatement’. understatement’. as itself reveals Philharmonic Vienna ‘Allthe of praise declared: he when sentiments these summarised Strauss Richard while admirer; and a‘friend as musical association’; Brahms counted himself best very ‘the it called Bruckner world; the in outstanding most the of one as orchestra the described Wagner past. the of personalities statements of countless pre-eminent musical by the illustrated best is history musical rich The orchestra’s with close association this uniquely and composers gifted performers. of abundance an with relationship a close enjoyed has it Here, music. classical of history the to central acity in based being to part in thanks role amajor played has it existence, 177-year its of course the Over Philharmonic. Vienna the than music classical European of tradition the with associated closely more ensemble musical other no perhaps is There Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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9 About the performers 10 Violin 2 Benjamin Morrison Petra Kovacˇ icˇ * Ekaterina Frolova Alexandr Sorokow Alina Pinchas Thomas Küblböck Olesya Kurylyak Andreas Grossbauer Isabelle Ballot Pavel Kuzmichev Johannes Tomböck Wilfried Hedenborg Kirill Kobantschenko Martin Zalodek Milan Šetena Martin Kubik Maxim Brilinsky Daniel Froschauer Jun Keller Josef Hell Hubert Kroisamer Violin 1 Albena Danailova Volkhard Steude Rainer Honeck Concertmaster Adela Frasineanu Holger Groh Shkëlzen Doli Jewgenij Andrusenko Martin Klimek Johannes Kostner Marian Lesko Benedict Lea Michal Kostka Harald Krumpöck Alexander Steinberger George Fritthum Patricia Hood-Koll Helmut Zehetner Gerald Schubert Tibor Kovác Raimund Lissy Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Jan-Georg Leser Bartosz Sikorski Michael Bladerer Matschinegg Alexander Filip Waldmann Iztok Hrastnik Jerzy (Jurek) Dybal Ödön Rácz Christoph Wimmer Herbert Mayr David Pennetzdorfer Bernhard Hedenborg Edison Pashko Sebastian Bru Ursula Wex Stefan Gartmayer Eckart Schwarz-Schulz Wolfgang Härtel Gerhard Iberer Csaba Bornemisza Raphael Flieder Peter Somodari Robert Nagy Tamás Varga Cello Tilman Kühn Sebastian Führlinger Daniela Ivanova Thomas Hajek Thilo Fechner Ursula Ruppe Michael Strasser Innokenti Grabko Elmar Landerer Martin Lemberg Mario Karwan Heinrich Koll Robert Bauerstatter Wolf-Dieter Rath Gerhard Marschner Christian Frohn Tobias Lea Viola Bassoon Gregor Hinterreiter * Andreas Wieser Norbert Täubl Daniel Ottensamer Matthias Schorn Wolfgang Plank Harald Hörth Alexander Öhlberger Herbert Maderthaner Clemens Horak Martin Gabriel Oboe Karin Bonelli Wolfgang Breinschmid Günter Federsel Karl-Heinz Schütz Walter Auer Flute Elias Mai Je¸ drzejGórski Lars Michael Stransky Wolfgang Tomböck Thomas Jöbstl Wolfgang Vladar ´cJan Jankovi Wolfgang Lintner Sebastian Mayr Josef Reif Manuel Huber Ronald Janezic Horn Benedikt Dinkhauser Wolfgang Koblitz Michael Werba Sophie Dervaux Harald Müller Šteˇ pánTurnovský Martin Mühlfellner Trumpet Vienna Philharmonic. association of the not yet belongto the Orchestra whodo members of the * denotes confirmed Anneleen Lenaerts Charlotte Balzereit Harp Benjamin Schmidinger Oliver Madas Klaus Zauner Thomas Lechner Erwin Falk Anton Mittermayr Percussion Christoph Gigler Paul Halwax Johann Ströcker Mark Gaal Wolfgang Strasser Dietmar Küblböck Gotthard Eder Reinhold Ambros Hans Peter Schuh Jürgen Pöchhacker Stefan Haimel Peter Götzel Wolfram Görner Gerhard Formanek Jörgen Fog Dieter Flury Fritz Faltl Alfons Egger Rudolf Degen Reinhard Dürrer Wolfgang Brand Gottfried Boisits Walter Blovsky Bernhard Biberauer Roland Berger Georg Bedry Franz Bartolomey Roland Baar Volker Altmann Retired Rainer Küchl Edward Kudlak Burkhard Kräutler Harald Kautzky Gerhard Kaufmann Erich Kaufmann Rudolf Josel Karl Jeitler Willibald Janezic Josef Hummel Roland Horvath Werner Hink Johann Hindler Wolfgang Herzer Clemens Hellsberg Richard Heintzinger Bruno Hartl Heinz Hanke Wolfgang Gürtler Dietfried Gürtler Vienna PhilharmonicOrchestra The Exclusive Partner of the Werner Resel Reinhard Repp Helmuth Puffler Kurt Prihoda Josef Pomberger Friedrich Pfeiffer Peter Pecha Ortwin Ottmaier Reinhard Öhlberger Hans P. Ochsenhofer Rudolf J.Nekvasil Horst Münster William McElheney Gabriel Madas Günter Lorenz Erhard Litschauer Gerhard Libensky Anna Lelkes Walter Lehmayer Manfred Kuhn Erich Schagerl Milan Sagat Dietmar Zeman Ewald Winkler Helmut Weis Hans Wolfgang Weihs Peter Wächter Martin Unger Gerhard Turetschek Anton Straka Staar René Franz Söllner Helmut Skalar Walter Singer Reinhold Siegl Günter Seifert Eckhard Seifert Wolfgang Schuster Rudolf Schmidinger Herbert Schmid

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