Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam / Peter Eötvös

Eötvös / Schönberg / Stravinsky / Bartók

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Peter Eötvös
Peter Eötvös © Marco Borggreve
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

  • Interval

  • End ca. 22:00

Description

Iveta Apkalna, titular organist at the Elbphilharmonie and probably one of the most experimental organists of our time, says she would like to have more concertos for organ and orchestra. Composer in Residence Peter Eötvös has complied with her wish: with »Multiversum«, a piece specially commissioned by and for the Elbphilharmonie, he presents a large-scale premiere.

»I translate everything I see or experience into music. I am particularly fascinated by the theory of parallel worlds« – thus Eötvös. In his new work he explores the possibilities of the organ and the Hammond organ. With this scoring alone – perfectly implemented by organists Iveta Apkalna and László Fassang – he opens up parallel worlds.

Under Eötvös’s own baton, his »Multiversum« enters into dialogue this evening with three modern classics – all works without exception that give the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra the opportunity to display its virtuosity and tonal diversity to impressive effect.

Performers

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Iveta Apkalna organ

László Fassang hammond organ

conductor Peter Eötvös

Programme

Arnold Schönberg
Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34

Béla Bartók
Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Igor Strawinsky
Symphony in Three Movements

– Interval –

Peter Eötvös
Multiversum (world premiere)

Subscription

Elbphilharmonie for Connoisseurs

Series

Multiverse Peter Eötvös

Visiting Orchestras

Live Broadcast

Das Konzert wird aufgezeichnet und am Sonntag, 26. November 2017 ab 22 Uhr auf NDR Kultur ausgestrahlt.

Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung

»Multiversum« is commissioned by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kölner Philharmonie, BOZAR Brussels, MÜPA Budapest, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Philharmonie de Paris, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Southbank Centre.

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

A public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

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Food and Drink

Before the concert and in the interval

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Coughing, clapping, chatting

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