Season Opening Concert! A text based on the Bible and Milton’s Paradise Lost, in a German version by Baron Gottfried van Swieten, deeply moved Haydn. And so The Creation (Die Schöpfung) came to be.

with KAZUSHI ONO conductor VLAAMS RADIOKOOR
ILSE EERENS soprano ALLAN CLAYTON tenor DIETRICH HENSCHEL bass-baritone

Heroes take many forms – in real life as well as in art. Richard Strauss brought a succession of heroes to the fore in his symphonic poems, two of whom come to life in this programme – thanks to Strauss’ impressive orchestration – as if in a film.

with KAZUSHI ONO conductor

The young Benjamin Britten meets the old Johannes Brahms: the young force, full of impatience for what the future will bring, facing the established value that looks back contentedly on what has been. It is precisely this contrast between the two masters - closely linked by their special way of translating human emotions - that creates an inspiring and poignant experience.

with KAZUSHI ONO conductor STEVEN OSBORNE piano

From the sound clouds of Brahms to the sound visions of Scriabin: both composers still cling to classical structures, but also let them go. Brahms writes a symphonic concerto for violin, while Scriabin creates his mystical chord.

with KAZUSHI ONO conductor AUGUSTIN HADELICH violin