Dining at KKL Luzern
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (*1971)
Torso – Epitaph | 13’
I. Torso
II. Epitaph
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 2 Resurrection Symphony in C minor, GMW 30
I. Allegro maestoso. With complete gravity and solemnity of expression | 20'
Intermission: approx. 25 min.
II. Andante moderato. Very leisurely. Never hurry
III. In a quietly flowing movement
IV. «Urlicht» (from «Des Knaben Wunderhorn»). Very solemn, but simple
V. In the tempo of the scherzo. Wildly breaking out – Slow. Misterioso | 71'
(Concert duration: approx. 2 hr 5 min.)
Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony is the flagship of this season. With this work, Chief Conductor Michael Sanderling sets course for monumental orchestral forces: more than 100 musicians, choir and two soloists come together in a large-scale undertaking of extraordinary dimensions – a journey of around ninety minutes from solemn funeral march to overwhelming resurrection finale.
With Anna Lapkovskaja in the “Urlicht” of the fourth movement, Lucerne’s star soprano Regula Mühlemann, the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and the Collegium Vocale zu Franziskanern Luzern, the season opens with a powerful vocal statement. In doing so, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester places a clear emphasis on vocal-symphonic works, which run like a thread through the season.
The concert opens with a work by Swiss composer Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini. His “Torso – Epitaph” is a contemporary response to Mahler’s Second Symphony: a tremendous orchestral intensification is drawn back into a lament – a prelude to the funeral rites with which Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony begins.
The opening concert thus becomes an exceptional event from the very start of the season: monumental, powerful and existential.
Film recordings will be made during this concert for communication purposes of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. These may also include wide shots and atmospheric footage of the audience.
Starting time: 6.30 PM
With students of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Music)
Hannah Schoepe (Host)
Gustav Mahler
Urlicht, and Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, arranged for ensemble by Hon Ning Cheung
Laura Brecht, Mezzosoprano
Michael Forst, Miriam Moñux Ugalde, Violin
Sarah Hanniffy, Viola
Ombeline Moreira, Cello
Jonas Bless, Clarinet
Hon Ning Cheung, Chromatic Harmonica
Eneko Aranguren, Percussion
Andrea Scartazzini
Brucknerblume for organ
Daniel Baker, Organ
