Chamber Orchestra of Europe – Simon Rattle – Magdalena Kožená
Works by Dvořák, Mahler, Bartók, Schubert

The award-winning Chamber Orchestra of Europe has been at the top for decades thanks to its distinctive sound and captivating performances. This summer, the beloved Orchestra tours to Europe’s greatest stages under the baton of podium superstar, Britain’s Sir Simon Rattle. This is Rattle’s second collaboration with the Orchestra, with which the charismatic conductor declares himself ‘in love’.

Gustav Mahler’s stirring Rückert-Lieder will be performed by the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. The programme also includes Béla Bartók's Five Hungarian Folk Songs and Antonín Dvořák’s Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66, and concludes with an unparalleled masterpiece, Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘The Great’.



ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66

GUSTAV MAHLER (1860–1911)
Rückert-Lieder

BÉLA BARTÓK (1881–1945)
Five Hungarian Folk Songs

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Symphony No. 9 in C major, ‘The Great’
I. Andante – Allegro, ma non troppo
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
IV. Allegro vivace

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

  • 30/06/2024 at 21:00
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