Nagoya Philharmonic: 348th subscription concert — Dutilleux: L’Arbre des songes and more

Performers

• Michael Christie (conductor)
• 堀米ゆず子* (violin)
• Junko Sakimura (cimbalom)

Zarathustra 3: The Great Longing
1. Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Parsifal
2. Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre des songes*
3. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Cohrs edition)

* Soloist changed owing to an injury to Pekka Kuusisto’s left shoulder.

A message from Thierry Fischer

Full of mysterious longing and pain, Wagner’s Prelude to Act I of Parsifal is unmistakably one of the most beautiful moments this composer created. Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 dramatically carries us into the depths of hell, then leads us to the gates of heaven and finally eternal peace. Bruckner dedicated this symphony to God; it remained unfinished at his death. Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto, L’Arbre des songes, evokes nature. The structure of this poetic work is modelled on a tree, with each theme representing a branch. Though not related to one another, they all connect to the principal theme, the tree’s trunk.

Tickets: S ¥6,000; A ¥5,000; B ¥4,000; C ¥3,000
D ¥2,000; Y ¥1,000 (age 24 and under; sold at the box office on the day only)