German violinist Tobias Feldmann
Doha: The instrumental bravura and tender lyricism of German Romantic composer Max Bruch’s beloved First Violin Concerto is set to cast a spell on classical music lovers at Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert tomorrow night featuring German violinist Tobias Feldmann.
To be “a genuine musical delight from its beginning to the very end,” the concert repertoire also includes masterpieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Thursday night’s concert opens with Mozart’s Overture to “Lucio Silla,” an opera seria (serious opera) he wrote when he was 16 years old for the carnival season in Milan in 1772. A remarkable child prodigy, Mozart was able to compete with established Italian masters when he was in his teenage years.
This will be followed by Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, one of the most popular violin concertos in the world which has won a permanent place in the violin repertoire continuously performed and recorded by many violinists for its solid musicianship and memorable lyricism.
Although Bruch wrote a plethora of music in various genres throughout his prolific career including three operas, 45 choral works, three symphonies, and 15 other works for solo instruments and orchestra; his First Violin Concerto remains his most popular work.
The show concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, one of his many masterpieces that had influenced every generation of composers and left indelible mark in the music world.
As one of his most famous symphonic works, the Seventh Symphony is a magnificent creation in which he showcased technical innovations whose profound influence on 19th century music was undeniable.
Dubbed by classical music magazine Gramophone “an artist to watch,” tonight’s guest violinist Tobias Feldmann is considered one of the most promising artists currently touring the world’s concert stages. He is widely recognised by the classical music world’s most distinguished institutions for his vibrant and intense performances which had met huge success at numerous international competitions. The orchestra will be led by young conductor David Niemann. Second prize winner of the 2015 Malko Conducting Competition, Niemann, who was initially a passionate violinist, is considered one of the most promising conductors of his generation.
Classical music lovers can look forward to Qatar Philharmonic’s concert on November 8 in which they will perform Johannes Brahms’ First and Third Symphony under the baton of Italian conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti.
The orchestra is also gearing up for its performance at the United Nations Headquarters on October 24 under the theme “Building Prosperity for All through Culture, Education, Gender Equality, Sports, and Sustainability” featuring female artists including the conductor Eimear Noone, composers Hala Al Emadi and Dana Al Fardan and most of the Qatar Philharmonic’s musicians.
