Symphony concert

Works by

Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler and Wolfgang Rihm

Featuring

Orchestra of the Karlsruhe University of Music
Conductor James Gaffigan

Programme

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Academic Festival Overture
Allegro - L'istesso tempo, un poco maestoso - Animato - Maestoso

Wolfgang Rihm (1952-2024)
Nähe fern 3 (2011)

PAUSE

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No. 1 in D major 
The Titan

1. slow. Sluggish. Like a natural sound - very leisurely at the beginning
2. vigorously moving, but not too fast
3. solemn and measured, without dragging
4. tempestuously moving

about this event 

American conductor James Gaffigan is known for his natural ease and exceptional collaborative working style. He has attracted international attention as a conductor of symphony orchestras and operas. James Gaffigan is both General Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin and Musical Director at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia. As part of his passionate commitment to promoting young musical talent, the successful conductor will be passing on his wealth of experience to students at the Karlsruhe University of Music in May.

about Nähe fern 3 by Wolfgang Rihm
As in the other Nähe fern pieces, Rihm composed his own music, in which he consciously which he consciously approaches the distant world of Johannes Brahms. The composition remains in a constant state of flux: fast, energetic sections alternate with slow, lyrical passages. After solemn, majestic climaxes, the melodies sound as if they come from memory: they are tender and full of longing, as if evoking a lost world. (Universal Edition)