Inseparably linked to the "Rhine Romanticism" is the story of the Loreley, who combed her golden hair while singing on a rock so that sailors looked up at her and sailed towards dangerous reefs and shallows of the river. The myth inspired painters,
poets and musicians, including the Rhinelander Max Bruch, who composed "The Loreley" in 1863, a very rarely performed opera. The Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy is completely different; it has been an indispensable part of concert halls since its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. Just a few years later, in 1850 in Düsseldorf, Robert Schumann's "Rhenish Symphony" was written. It is not a portrait of the river - rather, it combines sound-painting elements in which the Rhineland can be rediscovered.

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Rhein & Romantik

Berliner Philharmonie

A year of political and musical upheaval. The title of French composer Elsa Barraine's 2nd symphony is the Russian word for »war«, a work commissioned by the French Ministry for Culture in 1938. After the annexation of Austria and the Munich Agreement war was in the air, and subsequent events proved her right. But the work hints at a distant future. The war in the 1st movement is followed by a funeral march in the 2nd before the music returns to life in the finale.

Elias David Moncado

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 9 Feb, 2026

6th Sunday & Monday Symphonic Concerts · Oper Frankfurt

Past events

Nov 10, 2024

Rhein & Romantik · Berliner Symphoniker

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Violin Concerto in E Minor by Mendelssohn

Berliner Symphoniker

Violin in Violin Concerto in D Major by Korngold

Oper Frankfurt

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