Worlds of Sound

A meeting between two musical father figures: Joseph Haydn and Anton Bruckner. What they have in common is that although both of them received acknowledgement only late in life, it was all the more far-reaching. However, the two composers differ considerably with regard to their views on art: while Haydn, an ingenious innovator, furnished his works with sparkling wit and a cheeky charm, Bruckner worked quietly and with untiring concentration on the development of his own tonal language. Both worlds of sound offer fascinating listening experiences: Jeffrey Tate, Nicolas Altstaedt and the Tonkünstler are well-versed in both the elegiac lines of Bruckner’s 7th Symphony and the virtuoso lightness of Haydn’s Violoncello Concerto in D major.

Introductory talk with Johannes Leopold Mayer, 18:30 h, Main Hall

Programme Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D major Hob. VIIb:2. Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major

Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich. Soloist Nicolas Altstaedt cello. Conductor Jeffrey Tate