Concert is being rescheduled for 8 October.
Elīna ŠIMKUS – soprano
Laura GRECKA – mezzo-soprano
Edgaras MONTVIDAS – tenor
Kostas SMORIGINAS – baritone
Conductor Jean-Claude CASADESUS
PROGRAMME:
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 9
The beginning and end of a genius – two symphonies, two different Beethovens. In the First,
a young, well-educated, aspiring revolutionary making his entrance and simultaneously
abandoning the conservative canons. In the Ninth, he reaches an apex, an explosive
climax of all-consuming sparks – he dreams of connecting millions and creates a hymn
to unity and freedom. Beethoven’s devotion to music is rivalled by the conductor of
tonight’s concert, the elegant French maestro Casadesus, who rejoins the LNSO to fulfil
his motto – “to serve, to venture, to give and to get”. In his view, music is the purest path
towards absolute spirituality, and Beethoven would have certainly agreed. A season closing
performance of profound humanity and grandeur!