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Göteborgs Konserthus Holst The Planets

Event has already taken place. A colorful musical adventure with the Gothenburg Symphony, Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor and Leonidas Kavakos violin.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Scene: Stora salen
380-540 SEK Student 190-270 SEK Young up to 29 190-270 SEK

Event has already taken place

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.

Leonidas Kavakos med violinen i handen.

Thanks to generous support from the Sten A Olsson Foundation, we get to experience Leonidas Kavakos in this concert.

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Introduction to the concert

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Previously announced light design is withdrawn due to technical complications.

Programme


Intermission 25 min


Friday 24 May 2024: The event ends at approx. 20.00
Saturday 25 May 2024: The event ends at approx. 17.00

Participants




Damer ur Göteborgs Symfoniska Kör

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