David Stern, conductor
Music Director of the Opera Fuoco, Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the Shanghai Baroque Festival
HIGHLIGHT
When Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune premiered in Paris in 1894, Claude Debussy became the talk of the town, his unique orchestration and harmonic language coining the term “musical impressionism”. Camille Saint-Saëns’s Violin Concerto No.3 was written specifically for Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate. The romantic work’s fine orchestration has made it a perennial favorite. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his Marche Slav motivated by patriotic fervor, elevating the orchestra into a dramatic force. Sergie Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2 is another iconic Russian work tinged with seriousness and intellect. It was the last work he composed while living in exile.
PROGRAM
2292nd concert since the GSO’s inaugural “Music Season” in May 1998
Subscription Concert 11
Organizers: Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Xinghai Concert Hall
2026.4.9（Thur.）20:00
Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall
David Stern, conductor
Thomas Lefort, Felicitas Schiffner, violins
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Camille Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61
1.Allegro non troppo
2.Andantino quasi Allegretto
3.Molto moderato e maestoso
Thomas Lefort, violin
—— Intermission ——
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slave, Op.31
Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63
1.Allegro moderato
2.Andante assai
3.Allegro, ben marcato
Felicitas Schiffner, violin
