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Klaus Mäkelä © Renske Vrolijk

Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain ('Noches en los jardines de Espana')

Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Paintings at Mäkelä’s Exhibition

  • Main Hall
  • from 29,00
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Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Paintings at Mäkelä’s Exhibition

Musicians

  • Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Klaus Mäkelä conductor
  • Javier Perianes piano

Works

  • Tawfiq

    M.C. Escher's Imagination (Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra) (Nederlandse première)

  • Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain ('Noches en los jardines de Espana')

  • Moesorgski

    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

The music fragments are from another concert. Visitors will hear a different performance in the concert to be ordered.
  • This concert has an intermission

About the concert

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw Orchestra welcome listeners to an exhibition featuring musical showpieces by Mussorgsky, Falla and Tawfiq.

Paintings at Mäkelä’s Exhibition

Klaus Mäkelä, conductor and museum fan, compares a good concert programme with a captivating exhibition. And which piece fits the bill better than Mussorgsky’s celebrated Pictures at an Exhibition? Powerful images of archaic Russia pass by, and orchestral wizard Maurice Ravel brings Mussorgsky’s tone paintings to life with his stunning orchestration. Manuel de Falla’s Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) is equally atmospheric, conjuring three moonlit visions of sultry longings, murmuring fountains and dancing shadows. The Spanish pianist, Javier Perianes, performs the solo part.

Hawar Tawfiq

Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Hawar Tawfiq's M.C. Escher's Imagination sheds light on Dutch culture. The Dutch/Iraqi composer felt inspired by the labyrinthine world of M.C. Escher and sculptor Theo Jansen’s enchanting ‘beach creatures’. Unfortunately, because of Covid-19 restrictions, the first performance in 2021 was cancelled. Now, the Concertgebouw Orchestra will finally perform this evocative work, and listeners are welcome to attend.

  • Genre

    Orchestra

  • Organizer

    Concertgebouworkest

  • Thanks to:

    ING, Unilever and Booking.com Global Partners Concertgebouw Orchestra

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  • Drinks are included in the price of admission. When the price category 'Online sprint under 30' is available, you can order 1 ticket 4 hours before the start of a concert.

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