Concert

Orchestre National de Lille

Joshua Weilerstein, Renaud Capuçon
Symphonic Violin
Saturday 28 March - 8:30 pm
Grand Théâtre de Provence

Grand opening: Once again, Renaud Capuçon is teaming up with Joshua Weilerstein, Musical Director of the Orchestre National de Lille for a programme that mixes surefire hits with pieces that may be new to some.

This concert feels like a birthday celebration as the Orchestre National de Lille reaches half a century this year alongside Renaud Capuçon, who happens to be turning fifty himself. The violinist has chosen to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto, a piece that is dear to his heart. While this “concerto filled with tenderness” recorded a few years ago by Capuçon and Daniel Harding, is not necessarily well-known, the audience is sure to find it accessible. To follow, we will hear Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 where the composer proves to be a worthy heir to Beethoven, and Symphony No. 2 by Elsa Barraine, a dramatically stacked piece, written just before the Second World War, subtitled “Voïna” which means “The War” in Russian.

Orchestre National de Lille
Joshua Weilerstein,
conductor

Renaud Capuçon, violin


Elsa Barraine (1910-1999)
Symphony No. 2 « Voïna »

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Violin Concerto, op. 14

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Symphony No. 1, op. 68

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