Symphoniker Hamburg / Roussev / González

The spirit of Spain

Éduard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole was inspired by the Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate. The fiery sounds of the orchestra make the symphony memorable and captivating – and gives it an exotic air. The soloist dives in briefly, offers the orchestra space to stoke the fire, then soon continues to tell the story of this work – essentially a violin concerto – in spectacular, susurrant, swirling style: with the Bulgarian competition winner Svetlin Roussev on the violin and the Spanish conductor Pablo Gonzáles on the podium.