NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester / Johan Dalene / Jukka-Pekka Saraste, © Mats Bäcker

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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Johan Dalene / Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Classical Music

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Johan Dalene / Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Thursday, 16/04/2026 / 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Elbphilharmonie (Großer Saal)

from 15.00€ to 92.00€

Jean Sibelius titled one of his many symphonic poems »The Bard«. What exactly the piece is about remains unclear, except that it centres on a wandering poet and singer, a figure familiar from many legends of Nordic mythology. And naturally, this bard is given an instrument of his own: the harp, which plays an important role in Sibelius’s score. Perhaps Sibelius was simply aiming for a timeless portrait of the artist – after all, are not he himself and his interpreters, at heart, all »bards«?

PERFORMERS

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester orchestra

Johan Dalene violin

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor

PROGRAM

Jean Sibelius
The Bard, Op. 64

Thomas Adès
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 23 »Concentric Paths«

- Interval -

Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 »Pathétique«

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