Programme

Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Symphony in one mouvement. Version with organ (1951)

Interval

Bernd Alois Zimmermann
Dialoge. Concert for two pianos and orchestra (2nd version 1965)

Interval

John Adams
Violin Concerto (1993)

Brad Lubman, Conductor

Ilya Gringolts, Violin

GrauSchumacher Piano Duo

Andreas Grau, Piano

Götz Schumacher, Piano

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

This year Bernd Alois Zimmermann would have turned 100. All the more reason to look once again at the lesser-known facets of his oeuvre. One is the Symphony in One Movement, performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Brad Lubman using the reconstructed original version for organ and orchestra. An exciting creation from the composer’s early period that already contains much of what would later be called his “stylistic pluralism”. With its sensual sound and extraordinary technical demands, Dialogues for two pianos and orchestra (1965) is a tight-knit web of temporal and musical layers. The piano parts, played by the GrauSchumacher Duo, enter into an exciting dialogue with the orchestra.

Photo Gallery

Here are some impressions of the rehearsals and the concert.

left to right: Götz Schumacher, Brad Lubman and Andreas Grau.

Violinist Ilya Gringolts

Andreas Grau

Götz Schumacher

Brad Lubman

Ilya Gringolts