Essen Philharmonie

Repertoire

• Mussorgsky (orch. Shostakovich) Dawn on the Moscow River (Prelude to Khovanshchina)
• Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
• Brahms Symphony No. 4

Performers

• Karina Canellakis conductor
• Christian Tetzlaff violin

Canellakis conducts Brahms's fearless Fourth Symphony.

Do not go gentle into that good night: Brahms’s last symphony begins softly, but as he approaches the end of a lifetime’s struggle, he strides fearlessly into the raging storm. This is music that pulses with melody and emotion; as is Shostakovich’s explosive First Violin Concerto, which will be brought to life tonight by the renowned violinist Christian Tetzlaff.