Chamber Orchestra of Europe olv. Nicholas Collon

For this concert of Shostakovitch, Bernstein and Beethoven Nicholas Collon is directing the unsurpassed Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He replaces Jaap van Zweden, who had to cancel for health reasons.

It was the sight of the devastated city of Dresden in 1945 that led Shostakovitch to compose his moving Chamber Symphony and to dedicate this concentrated indictment to all the futile victims of totalitarian regimes.

In his Serenade for Violin and Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein has the solo violin vie with the lively tapping of the percussion section and the refined ensemble playing of the string orchestra. And who other than Renaud Capuçon could take up this challenge with such verve?

When it comes to Beethoven, he only needed a four-note main theme to shape his Fifth Symphony. This famous minor third was not only a herald of fate, but also continues to capture the hearts of connoisseurs and enthusiasts.