Christian Tetzlaff and András Keller

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BACH / BEETHOVEN / STRAVINSKY // Tetzlaff / Keller

 

This concert promises a programme that is not in the least bit conventional as the German violinist Christian Tetzlaff returns to András Keller’s ensemble to once again astonish everyone with his playing. This time, they will collaborate on Beethoven's Violin Concerto, one of the most revered pieces in the genre for any instrument, which will be bookended by two modern orchestral transcriptions of pieces by Bach. Contrapunctus XIX, from The Art of Fugue, was given a new form at the turn of the millennium by the boldly experimental Luciano Berio. By then in his twilight years, Igor Stravinsky took on arranging the preludes and fugues from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier for orchestra in 1969. We will then hear the Russian composer’s masterpiece The Rite of Spring. Representing the earlier part of his career, it poses an imposing test of the abilities of both the conductor and the orchestra.

Program and cast

Conductor: András Keller

Violin: Christian Tetzlaff

Concerto Budapest

 

Program

J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue – Contrapunctus XIX (arranged by Luciano Berio) 

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

J. S. Bach: Two Preludes and Fugues from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (arranged by Stravinsky)

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest

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The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.

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