Prokofiev and Beethoven
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€ 20 (section 1) – € 18 (section 2)
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The Leuven Frascati Symphonic has now been around for more than 15 years and can count on a loyal audience. Thanks to a unique collaboration with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, young, gifted soloists perform together with the Leuven orchestra.
The 26-year-old violinist Karen Su is the soloist in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1, a very popular work in the violin repertoire. This concerto requires a high degree of virtuosity from the soloist. Prokofiev uses fast passages, double stops and other technical challenges that push the violin playing to its limits. Yet he manages to combine avant-garde elements with accessible melodies. Recently, Karen Su was selected for the 20th edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Not to be missed!
The interval will be followed by Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, his most rhythmic of all. It is a masterpiece that once again demonstrates Beethoven's genius as a composer, with profound emotions, powerful rhythms and haunting melodies. It is no coincidence that this symphony has found its way into several films. One of the most famous examples is the use of the Allegretto in the 2010 film The King's Speech. The scene, in which King George VI (played by Colin Firth) prepares a speech, contributed to the piece's renewed popularity. The heady nature of this work led Richard Wagner to describe this symphony as an 'apotheosis of dance'. It is up to you, listener, to decide whether this characterisation is justified.
- Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, op. 19
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A, op. 92
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with Karen Su (violin) and Kris Stroobants (conductor) photo Jonathan Young
