CSO Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn returns for Sarasate’s brilliant and sultry arrangement of Bizet’s Carmen and two beguiling serenades by the late Finnish master Einojuhani Rautavaara. Mikko Franck frames the program with two works by Richard Strauss: his thrilling portrait of the notorious Spanish libertine and his loving and graceful tribute to the Viennese waltz

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Mikko Franck & Hilary Hahn

Symphony Center

Finnish composer Rautavaara’s Deux Sérénades is a delicately poignant work in two movements: the first, ‘For my love’, is rich with emotive, yearning melodies; the second, ‘For life’, is more contemplative, until a suddenly frantic finish. Thomas Adès’ Aquifer is brimming with fluid motifs and rhythms that expand and withdraw as the water would in its namesake geological structure. Stephen Waarts will perform Adès’ Air – Homage to Sibelius, a transformative work first premiered earlier this year.

Adès and Sibelius

The Bridgewater Hall

Stephen Waarts, enjoyed by audiences globally for his ‘expressive fire and tonal vitality’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung), joins Hallé Artist-in-Residence Thomas Adès to perform in Rautavaara’s final opus.

Finnish composer Rautavaara’s Deux Sérénades is a delicately poignant work in two movements: the first, ‘For my love’, is rich with emotive, yearning melodies; the second, ‘For life’, is more contemplative, until a suddenly frantic finish. Thomas Adès’ Aquifer is brimming with fluid motifs and rhythms that expand and withdraw as the water would in its namesake geological structure. Stephen Waarts will perform Adès’ Air – Homage to Sibelius, a transformative work first premiered earlier this year. Book-ending tonight’s concert are two Sibelius symphonies, his Fifth and Seventh. The latter, like Air, was composed in one single movement, yet it is no less full of rhythmic variety.

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Events

Upcoming events

Nov 21, 2024

Adès and Sibelius · The Hallé

Nov 21, 2024

The Hallé - Adès And Sibelius · The Bridgewater Hall

Past events

13 - 15 Apr, 2023

Mikko Franck & Hilary Hahn · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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