Freitagskonzert № 4

In the organizer's words:

Under the direction of Tito Muñoz, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra presents a journey through the soundscapes and forms of expression of the 20th century. Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Schauspiel-Ouvertüre sparkles with youthful vigor: at the age of just 14, the Viennese child prodigy wrote an imaginative orchestral piece that caused a sensation at its premiere in 1911. Leonard Bernstein's Divertimento - his declaration of love to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, composed on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 1980 - offers a stylistic panorama ranging from symphonic repertoire to American popular music, pointed and full of joyful playing. Kurt Weill's rarely performed Symphony No. 2, begun in 1933, the year of his emigration, forms the weighty conclusion. In wordless, classical form and with melancholy seriousness, personal experiences are condensed into haunting concert music. /JN

Program

Erich Wolfgang Korngold:
Drama Overture op. 4

Leonard Bernstein:
Divertimento for orchestra

Kurt Weill:
Symphony No. 2

Performers

Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Tito Muñoz, conductor