Strauss och Beethoven

The theatrically gifted star clarinetist David Orlowsky will visit Skellefteå to perform his own hypnotic solo piece Shadow Dancer. A dramatic evening is promised, filled with emotion and daring virtuosity. To top off the program, Beethoven's ever-timeless masterpiece, the Fifth Symphony, also known as the Symphony of Fate, will conclude the evening.

Melancholy, Clarinet, and Knocks of Fate
German star clarinetist and composer David Orlowsky will perform his self-composed Shadow Dancer at Sara kulturhus, a beautiful, expressive piece in a minor key. Orlowsky has described his playing style as an extension of his own voice, a characteristic clearly evident in tonight's performance, rich with flowing, melodic, and singable passages.

As an appetizer, Orlowsky will perform Richard Strauss' Mozart-pastiche, the elegant Serenade in E-flat major, a piece as light as clouds and form-perfect, composed by the German opera master in 1881.

After the break, the drama continues, but this time with the orchestra in the spotlight. Spanish conductor Jaume Santoja leads the orchestra, starting with B. Tommy Andersson’s Death in Venice, a musical commentary on Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, written at the request of Norrlandsoperan in 2014.

The title refers to Wagner's death in Venice, which was so sudden it could be said that fate played a hand. "Thus fate knocks at the door," as Beethoven himself described the opening bars of his famous symphony. The evening concludes with three short knocks and one long "knock" in perhaps the world's most famous symphony – Beethoven’s Fifth.


Feel free to listen to a selection of the pieces:

• Richard Strauss Serenad i Ess-dur
• Beethovens femma, Ödessymfonin 

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Performers

Conductor: Eduardo Strausser

Soloist: David Orlowsky, clarinet

Norrlandsoperan Symfoniorkester

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Program

Updated information to follow.
 
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Good to know before your visit:

Age limit: none.
Bag ban: applies to events in Stage 1 and Stage 2, read more here.
Cloakroom: is mandatory for jacket and bag. The cloakroom is located adjacent to the stage for the event and the fee is included in your ticket.
Admission: approx. 30 minutes before the event starts.
Food and drinks: are not allowed to be brought into our stages.
Hearing aids: available in all our scenes, read more here.
Rollator: placed outside the entrance, staff on site are available if you need help.
Lift: located at stairwell B, left side.
Wheelchair spaces: All wheelchair spaces are accessible via lift, stairwell B, left side. Please respect that wheelchair spaces are intended for wheelchair users. In case of violation, the ticket will be declared invalid on the spot and entry to the event will be denied. Tickets cannot be repurchased in the event of an incorrect purchase, read more here.

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Craving for a lovely mingling before the concert?

Before the concert, The Wood Hotel by Elite serves drinks and light snacks in the Södra foyer.
Serving opens 45 minutes before the event starts.

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