Ausnahme-Geiger Renaud Capuçon in der Isarphilharmonie

In the organizer's words:

The Israeli composer Michael Seltenreich, whose latest orchestral work is presented in this concert, grew up in Tel Aviv. Like Lahav Shani, he benefited early on from the lively Israeli music scene, whose founding father is considered to be Munich-born Paul Ben-Haim. Born Paul Frankenburger, he left his hometown in 1933 and emigrated to Palestine in the hope of a peaceful coexistence of different cultures, religions and ethnicities. His First Symphony was composed in the first year of the Second World War and, although the circumstances of the time left their mark on the work, it conveys confidence and consolation. In his violin concerto "L'Arbre des songes", Henri Dutilleux explores the inner entanglements of a dream world. L'Arbre des songes" is dedicated to the violinist Isaac Stern, Renaud Capuçon's former teacher. In this work, Dutilleux moves away from conventions, composes aleatorically in parts and uses orchestral interludes to counter the traditional multi-movement structure. In her short work "subito con forza", Korean composer Unsuk Chin also questions the handling of traditions in an ironic and affectionate way, referring to the juxtaposition of symbolic contrasts so typical of Beethoven.

UNSUK CHIN
"subito con forza" for orchestra

HENRI DUTILLEUX
"L'Arbre des songes" (The Tree of Dreams), concerto for violin and orchestra
Intermission
MICHAEL SELTENREICH
"The Prisoner's Dilemma", German premiere and work commissioned by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic and the Lucerne Festival, financed by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation

PAUL BEN-HAIM
Symphony No. 1

Conductor LAHAV SHANI
Violin RENAUD CAPUÇON