Evening Recital N° 3

It’s no coincidence that the focus of Ukrainian-Russian conductor Anna Rakitina at this concert is the work of Jean Sibelius. Completed in 1924, his final symphony transcends the notion of a purely »national« music, an ideal to which the Finnish composer was once committed. Instead, the Seventh consists of a single movement that develops organically while seamlessly integrating various traditional formal elements. This is a true masterpiece of concision. The concert opens with an equally thrilling world premiere, namely the overture »GerMania«, in which the young composer Florian Frannek combines contemporary techniques with traditional influences and experimental sounds.