The composer Joseph Haydn, known as "Papa Haydn", has a big problem: he just can't think of anything sensible for his latest symphony, which is supposed to be called "The Giraffe"! His musicians (colleagues) can't help him, even though he has already written symphonies for them such as "The Bear", "The Hen" and "The Hunt". "The Drum Roll" isn't quite right either...

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2nd Family Concert: Papa Haydn’s Little Animal Show or: What does a giraffe sound like?

Konzerthaus Dortmund

If you go on holiday, think about what it was like 200 years ago. Horse-drawn carriage instead of car, I-see-something-you-don't-see instead of tablet. Felix and Fanny, the two extremely musical siblings who lived back then, go on a journey in this concert. From Leipzig they come to Switzerland and Italy, but they want to go further, to an island: to England and Scotland. And because they have both already thought up a lot of music, the notes come to them at each new stop. Of course you will get to know Mendelssohn hits like the Scottish Symphony and "A Midsummer Night's Dream", but also small details like one of the songs without words, which sounds so wonderful like a rattling carriage, or the Swiss song from the eleventh string symphony.

Jörg Schade

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Jun 29, 2025

2nd Family Concert: Papa Haydn’s Little Animal Show or: What does a giraffe sound like? · Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Apr 27, 2025

Felix and Fanny on the road · Göttinger Symphonieorchester

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