20.3.202517:00-19:15|Views: 2102
“The organ and the orchestra are both kings. Or rather: one is the emperor and the other the pope.” Composer Hector Berlioz strictly forbade combining organ and symphony orchestra. Tonight, however, we ignore the instructions of the father of the modern symphony orchestra twice! The Organ Symphony is one of Camille Saint-Saëns's most popular works, while Samy Moussa's A Globe Itself Infolding has garnered praise on the world's most prominent concert stages.
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott
cello
Pétur Sakari
organ
Samy Moussa
A Globe Itself Infolding for organ and orchestra (first performance in Finland)
Dmitri Šostakovitš
Cello Concerto No. 1
Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 “Organ Symphony”
