Under the motto "Haydn meets Schubert," an evening full of chamber music wit, dramatic depth, and symphonic splendor awaits you. The concert opens with Haydn's famous Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, the so-called "Farewell Symphony," in a captivating arrangement for mixed octet by Ulf-Guido Schäfer. In this richly colored arrangement for winds and strings, the work unfolds a completely new, intimate drama. The composition owes its name to the legendary final movement, in which the musicians pack up their instruments one by one and leave the stage until only two violins remain—a charming, tongue-in-cheek protest by Haydn against his employer's excessively long summer season.

Haydn meets Schubert

Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Song of the Strings – Classical and Romantic Music in Dialogue

Octet

Juhee Lee

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