In the organizer's words:

The Junge Deutsche Philharmonie rightly calls itself the "orchestra of the future" - in two respects: not only does it feature the most talented young instrumentalists in Germany, but contemporary music is also always part of the program. In this concert, it is framed by two famous tone poems: Richard Strauss' stirring Death and Transfiguration and Claude Debussy's dazzling La Mer. George Benjamin, one of the leading British composers, contributes his exciting Concerto for Orchestra and conducts himself. The soloist in Karol Szymanowski's violin concerto no. 1 is the South Korean Bomsori Kim.

Young German Philharmonic Orchestra
George Benjamin Conductor
Bomsori Kim violin

Program

Richard Strauss
Death and Transfiguration op. 24

Karol Szymanowski
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 op. 35

Bomsori Kim violin

George Benjamin
Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, sponsored by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and BBC Radio 3

Claude Debussy
La Mer

Introduction to the work