Tribute to Brahms - Romantic Pastoral
When Brahms composed this concerto, his ideal soloist was his friend, the famous violinist Joseph Joachim, who composed the cadenza for the first movement. Therefore, this concerto requires extremely high technical skills from the violin solo. Josef Špaček, the Czech contemporary violin soloist, will collaborate with Lio Kuokman in Macao again to perform this masterpiece, known as one of the “World’s Four Greatest Violin Concertos”. Some call Brahms’s Symphony No. 2 his “Pastoral” Symphony: the opening horn calls evoke the serenity of Pörtschach, the district in Austria where he stayed when he wrote this work. In contrast to the Sturm und Drang (“storm and strife”) of his Symphony No. 1, we see a completely different side of the composer.
Conductor: Lio Kuokman
Violin: Josef Špaček
Programme: Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op. 73
Co-organised by: Cultural Affairs Bureau, Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM, Sands China Ltd., SJM Resorts, S.A., and Wynn Resorts (Macau), S.A.
Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one interval
The organizer reserves the right to alter the programme and/ or the cast of performers.