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Event has already taken place. A colorful musical adventure with the Gothenburg Symphony, Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor and Leonidas Kavakos violin.
Gustav Holst’s colorful suite The Planets is a musical adventure and one of the world’s most beloved symphonic works. No one is left untouched when Mars, Jupiter and Saturn align. A final evening for the season which is opened by star violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali leads the Gothenburg Symphony in Gustav Holst’s The Planets, one of the world’s most beloved and performed symphonic works. The British composers fascinating, adventurous and colorful suite sounds like pure film music. But he was ahead of his time, because in 1916 the sound film did not yet exist and silent film music was usually played on the piano. It is quite clear, however, that The Planets has inspired many later film music composers, not least John Williams, whose Star Wars suite in many ways drew its dramatic material from here.
But it’s not really a space adventure. What inspired Holst was his great interest in astrology and each sentence describes human traits.
The evening begins with Tchaikovsky’s famous violin concerto with star violinist Leonidas Kavakos, a real crowd favorite.
Thanks to generous support from the Sten A Olsson Foundation, we get to experience Leonidas Kavakos in this concert.
Get to know the classical pieces.
Take a seat in the Great Hall one hour before the concert begins and learn more about the music you will soon experience! You will get the stories behind the music, knowledge of the composers and own reflections about the classical pieces. The introduction last for about 30 minutes, it is free and free seating in the hall. Warm welcome!
Previously announced light design is withdrawn due to technical complications.
Here you will find all the necessary information that you need to know about before your magical visit in the Concert Hall.
Invite yourself or someone you like to an experience for all the senses. Welcome to visit the Concert Hall's restaurant or one of our foyer bars.
Med basen i en trygg punkt vågar vi möta det spännande, det som utmanar och kanske till och med det som skrämmer. För mig är det rymden som svindlar mest. Det oändliga mörkret, dit några söker sig och där andra söker. Det kan vi möta tillsammans.
Våra företagspartners spelar en avgörande roll. Med musiken som förenande kraft gör vi Västra Götaland till en starkare och mer inkluderande region – tillsammans.