Conductor

For its Christmas concert, the OPRL, under the direction of Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini, explores some major works by composers inspired by the melancholic beauty of winter. In his Seasons , Glazunov delicately evokes the winter season, with its frost, ice, hail, and of course, snow! Taken from an opera about the life of Ukrainian villagers, Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve suite is adorned with Slavic colors and irresistible picturesque dances. Finally, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 captures the beauty and intense emotion of a dreamlike journey to the heart of winter and its misty lands.

Christmas Concert: Tchaikovsky, Winter Dreams

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

[Maestro] A white and thrilling Christmas, that's what OPRL and Adèle Molle offer you to close the year 2025. The story takes place in a Ukrainian village during Christmas night. We follow Vakoula, a young blacksmith in love with Oksana, a beautiful but capricious young girl. To seduce her, he must accomplish a real feat: bring Oksana the Tsarina's shoes. With the help of the devil, whom he manages to capture and force into obedience, Vakoula travels to the imperial court to seize his booty...

Conductor

Christoph Campestrini

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 20, 2025

Christmas Concert: Tchaikovsky, Winter Dreams · Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Dec 21, 2025

A Christmas in the snow · Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in The Seasons by Glazunov

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in Christmas Eve by Rimsky-Korsakov

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in Symphony No. 1 by Tchaikovsky

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

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