Program Mezzo

Rivalry in Music – Schönberg vs. Stravinsky At the beginning of the 20th century, two famous composers were at the avant-garde while being at the antipodes: Igor Stravinsky, elegant and sophisticated, who revolutionized rhythm on the one hand – and on the other the intellectual and misanthropic Arnold Schoenberg with his visionary 12-tone technique. What began as a respectful meeting between these two composers soon turned into a bitter rivalry that led to a fundamental debate about progress and truth in music. Directed by Sylvie Kürsten 2021

András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Nobuko Imai (viola), Miklós Perényi (cello) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 1992 Directed by Janos Darvas

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) Pierre Boulez 1925–2016 Mémoriale (… explosante-fixe … Originel) for flute and eight instruments Gustav Mahler 1860–1911 Rückert Lieder Symphony No. 10 in F-sharp major (performing version by Deryck Cooke) Lucerne, KKL, 15 August 2025

Berliner Philharmoniker, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Albrecht Mayer (Oboe d'amore) Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Divertimento, orchestral suite after the ballet ‘Le Baiser de la fée’ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Concerto for Oboe d'amore, Strings and Continuo in A major, BWV 1055R Igor Stravinsky Petrushka Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 10 April 2022

Claudio Abbado 10 years after

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Gil Shaham (violon) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 Egmont, overture Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 Antonín Dvořák 1840 – 1903 Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op. 95 ‘From the New World’ Giuseppe Verdi 1813 – 1901 I Vespri siciliani, overture Directed by Bon Coles Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1 May 2002