Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen / Kristiina Poska
What the Wild Flowers tell me
Dates
sun 11 may 2025 - 15:00
location
Blauwe zaal
price
€ 10 → 46
duration
1h 45' interval
ca. 16:45
Poska leads Flanders Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven, Mahler and Tüür from dark to spring.
When Kristiina Poska started in 2019 as chief conductor of the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, she promised to record all of Beethoven's symphonies. His First and Seventh symphonies are already in the can. Now, with spring in the air, it is time for the Sixth, also known as the Pastorale. Despite his increasing deafness, Beethoven managed to capture the joy of rural life in music in this piece. You can hear dancing farmers, a singing nightingale, a rippling stream and a soft shepherd’s song.
Gustav Mahler was also inspired by spring in the second part of his Symphony No. 3, in which nature comes to life. In 1941, Benjamin Britten wrote a special adaptation of this part for a smaller orchestra, entitled What the Wild Flowers tell me. With his Illuminatio for viola and orchestra, the Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür transports us on a profound journey from darkness to light. Violist Nils Mönkemeyer is our guide on this mysterious tour. Prepare for a concert that will get you into the spring mood.
Gustav Mahler was also inspired by spring in the second part of his Symphony No. 3, in which nature comes to life. In 1941, Benjamin Britten wrote a special adaptation of this part for a smaller orchestra, entitled What the Wild Flowers tell me. With his Illuminatio for viola and orchestra, the Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür transports us on a profound journey from darkness to light. Violist Nils Mönkemeyer is our guide on this mysterious tour. Prepare for a concert that will get you into the spring mood.
Works
What the Wild Flowers tell me
Illuminato voor altviool en orkest
Symfonie nr 6 in F, opus 68 ‘Pastorale’
Credits
musical performance
musical direction
viola