This week, two major classical stars are soloists on separate evenings. First up is Vilde Frang, the soloist in Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. Klaus Mäkelä also conducts music by George Enescu and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Klaus Mäkelä Vilde Frang

Oslo Concert Hall

The week gets off to an explosive start when Klaus Mäkelä returns to conduct Tchaikosvky’s Fourth Symphony. This colorful and emotionally charged symphony opens with a theme that Tchaikovsky later said represented Fate

Kort & klassisk Klaus Mäkelä

Mikael Karlsson's song cycle So We Will Vanish , about the natural destruction in nature, is dedicated to the Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. When she now performs the work in the Berwaldhallen, it is together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jukka-Pekka Saraste. The multi-layered work The Ring of Fire and Love by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen opens this concert, which concludes with Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony – inspired by his brief, unhappy marriage.

So We Will Vanish With Anne Sofie Von Otter

SR Berwaldhallen

### Enigma - Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

**Date and Time:**  
7:30 PM, Saturday, September 21, 2024

**Venue:**  
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre  
35 22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0C8  
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**Event Description:**  
Join us for the grand opening of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra's 94th season with a spectacular performance titled "Enigma." The evening will be led by the distinguished Canadian conductor, **Tania Miller**, known for her dynamic interpretations and innovative approach to music. 

The concert will feature the long-awaited SSO debut of the acclaimed pianist **Sara Davis Buechner**, celebrated for her musical command and visionary artistry. She will perform **Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23**, a piece renowned for its emotional depth and technical brilliance.

The program will also include **Edward Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36**, commonly known as the **Enigma Variations**. This masterpiece is a series of musical portraits, each variation representing a different friend or family member of the composer, wrapped in a mysterious theme that has intrigued audiences for over a century.

**Program:**
- **Home** by Michael Oesterle
- **Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23** by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- **Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (Enigma Variations)** by Edward Elgar

**Tickets:**  
Single tickets go on sale on August 1, 2024. Be sure to secure your seats early for this highly anticipated event.

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**Artists:**
- **Tania Miller, Conductor:** Renowned for her authoritative and dynamic presence on the podium.
- **Sara Davis Buechner, Piano:** Lauded for her intelligence, integrity, and cosmopolitan artistry.

Don't miss this enchanting evening of classical music that promises to be a highlight of the cultural season in Saskatoon.

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Enigma

TCU Place

In the second concert in Lucerne, star pianist Yuja Wang is the soloist in Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major and Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Klaus Mäkelä is also the conductor of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and Alexander Scriabin's Poème de l'extase.

Festival summer Klaus Mäkelä Yuja Wang

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

WashU performance faculty will perform various solo and chamber works.

Faculty Showcase

560 Music Center

Schumann, Coleridge-Taylor, Tchaikovsky

Benaroya Hall

Dmitri Shostakovich brings the dramatic events during the Russian Revolution of 1905 in his Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905. Klaus Mäkelä conducts this concert, which opens with Pyotr Tchaikovsky's charming Serenade for Strings.

Klaus Mäkelä

The Tchaikovsky Festival reaches its emotional zenith with the Sleeping Beauty Suite, Variations on a Rococo Theme, and Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.” The enchanting melodies of the ballet suite give way to the virtuosic demands of the Rococo Variations, showcasing Marcin Zdunik’s profound artistry. The festival concludes with Symphony No. 6, Tchaikovsky’s final and most profound symphony, reflecting the full spectrum of human emotion. This weekend promises a deep dive into the soul of Tchaikovsky, presenting his most personal and introspective works in a celebration of his musical legacy. 

Tchaikovsky Festival: Pathétique

Kleinhans Music Hall

outsider

Gewandhaus

“The music from this ballet will become one of my best works. The subject is so poetic, so well suited to music, that I was entirely engrossed in composing it, and wrote with an ardor and passion which always results,” wrote Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1841-1893) during the work with Sleeping Beauty.

Classical Hour Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider conducts music based on legends and fairytales: Richard Strauss’ tone poem Till Eulenspiegel and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite. Ting-Wei Chen is the soloist in Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto.

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Ting-Wei Chen

"When we touch each other with music," wrote Leonard Bernstein, "we touch each other's hearts, minds and souls - all at once." Indeed, like no other art, music opens up access to the inner world of people. Also and above all to the souls and hearts of people with dementia. Our afternoon concert offers those affected and their families the opportunity to experience music together and thus continue to be able to participate in social and cultural life. Experience an afternoon of classical evergreens that awaken memories of old times. Because nothing brings the past back and makes it come alive in us like music.

Concert For People With Dementia, Relatives And Everyone

Meistersingerhalle

"Either I am making a terrible mistake, or 'The Queen of Spades' is really the crowning achievement of my life's work!", said Peter Tchaikovsky about his penultimate opera, which was performed in 1890 at the…

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

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Upcoming events

Jan 25, 2025

Schumann, Coleridge-Taylor, Tchaikovsky · Seattle Chamber Music Society

Feb 13, 2025

Klaus Mäkelä · Oslo Philharmonic

21 - 22 Feb, 2025

Tchaikovsky Festival: Pathétique · Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Mar 23, 2025

outsider · Gewandhausorchester

May 7, 2025

Classical Hour Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider · Oslo Philharmonic

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Oct 24, 2024

Klaus Mäkelä Vilde Frang · Oslo Philharmonic

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Kort & klassisk Klaus Mäkelä · Oslo Philharmonic

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