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It was perhaps the first oratorio concert and also the first classical open-air concert in post-war Germany. Almost a year before their official founding, on July 29, 1945, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, under the name Konzertgesellschaft, performed Haydn's oratorio The Creation with the Nuremberg Teachers' Choir (LGV) in the ruins of St. Sebaldus Church, which was missing its roof and spires. The vocal soloists came from the opera house, and the conductor was Karl Demmer, then head of the LGV. It was like a dawn from darkness into light. In commemoration of this legendary event, The Creation is on the program of our double concert in March 2026. Also performing: a top-class solo ensemble and the Nuremberg Concert Choirs. Chief Conductor Jonathan Darlington will be conducting.

80 Years Of Nsym: Haydn's Creation

Meistersinger Hall

Known as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and for co-founding the Cubist movement, it is surprisingly little know that artist Pablo Picasso was heavily involved in the costume design for many ground breaking ballets.

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Playing Picasso

Wales Millennium Centre

“Unrequited” is a musical retelling of the love story between Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, whose famed letters reveal how deeply they cared for one another despite being separated. In our retelling, Clara and Johannes speak to one another through music across a chasm, vividly portrayed by Kaija Saariaho and brought to life by soprano Katharine Dain.

A Far Cry Presents: Unrequited

New England Conservatory

Strauss & Wagner: two towering figures at the height of their expressive powers.
Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, composed in 1948, a year before his death, stand as one of the most luminous farewells in all music. Setting deeply contemplative texts, Strauss reflects on love, transience and release, drawing the listener into what he called "the magic circle of the night."

After the interval, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde: An Orchestral Passion reveals the composer at his most revolutionary. This sumptuous orchestral synthesis has long been cherished as a concert work in its own right, its lush romantic surface concealing a daring harmonic language that transformed music history from its opening bars. Conducted by Anthony Hermus, the programme offers an immersive journey through two composers redefining the emotional and musical possibilities of their art.

Soprano

Katharine Dain

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 16, 2027

BBC NOW - Strauss & Wagner · Brangwyn Hall

Past events

14 - 15 Mar, 2026

80 Years Of Nsym: Haydn's Creation · Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Dec 8, 2023

Playing Picasso · BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in The Creation by Haydn

Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Singer in VIER LETZTE LIEDER (Four Last Songs) by Strauss

Brangwyn Hall

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