Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen / Martijn Dendievel
Over sprookjes en muziek uit de hemel
Dates
sun 26 jan 2025 - 15:00
location
Blauwe zaal
price
€ 10 → 46
duration
2h 15' interval
ca. 16:10
Martijn Dendievel and Flanders Symphony Orchestra weave heavenly journey from fairy tales.
‘Music from heaven’ is how Antonín Dvořák described Pohádka (Fairy Tale) by his son-in-law Josef Suk. The composer wrote the music for the play Radúz and Mahulena by Julius Zeyer and caused a furore especially in his own country with the fabulous suite. The fairy tale is the common thread running through this programme from the Flanders Symphony Orchestra. From The Unanswered Question, that masterful musical question about the meaning of existence posed by Charles Ives, to Humperdinck’s prelude from the opera Hansel and Gretel to Ravel’s bewitching Ma Mère l’oye. Until you come to the music of Suk, which is virtually unknown in Belgium, but is a favourite of conductor Martijn Dendievel. In the meantime, actress Maaike Cafmeyer transforms everyday reality into a fairy-tale dream world.
Works
The Unanswered Question
Ouverture uit 'Hänsel und Gretel'
Suite 'Ma mère l'oye'
Pohádka, opus 16 'Fairy Tale'
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