An evening of music that breathes, moves, and touches. From the refined sound worlds of Takemitsu and Hosokawa to the sweeping romanticism of Rachmaninov — three works that each, in their own way, speak to both ear and heart: subtle, intense, and deeply moving.

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In A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden, Toru Takemitsu paints a hushed landscape where sound and space are given room to breathe — soft, transparent, and suggestive. Toshio Hosokawa’s violin concerto Genesis picks up the thread seamlessly: the solo violin — in the hands of Veronika Eberle — moves like a current of breath through a delicate, almost organic orchestral fabric.

With his Second Symphony, Sergei Rachmaninov delivered a powerful response to a deep artistic crisis. After the painful failure of his First Symphony, it took him years to regain the confidence to attempt another large-scale orchestral work.

The result is a symphony steeped in romantic richness — sweeping melodies, lush orchestral colours, and a constant undercurrent of melancholy. From its solemn opening bars to the soaring, impassioned finale, Rachmaninov unfolds a world of emotional depth: expansive, generous, and unabashedly heartfelt.