In the organizer's words:

Schumann fan Tchaikovsky
"Schumann's music opens up a whole world of new musical forms for us, touching strings that his great predecessors have not yet touched." So enthused none other than Peter Tchaikovsky about his German colleague. In fact, Schumann - alongside Mozart and Mendelssohn - was a great role model for the creator of "Pathétique", "Swan Lake" and co. In the music of the older Romantic composer, Tchaikovsky found "the echo of mysterious processes of our soul life that move the heart of today's man." So there are plenty of reasons to directly compare selected works by the two "brothers in spirit". In Hanover, this will take place in a separate NDR Festival. But the NDR Vokalensemble under Kaspars Putniņš, currently chief conductor of the Swedish and Latvian Radio Choirs, and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under star conductor Paavo Järvi will also be exploring this affinity in the Elbphilharmonie.

Performers:
Paavo Järvi, conductor
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Kaspars Putniņš, conductor
NDR Vocal Ensemble

Program:
ROBERT SCHUMANN
- Four songs op. 141
- The Chapel op. 69 No. 6
- The Lotus Flower op. 33 No. 3
- Four Songs op. 59
- Moonlit Night op. 39 No. 5
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 3 in D major op. 29 "Polish"

More background information on the program at ndr.de/ve

Price information:

Discounts available (e.g. U30)