Symphony concert

Yuletide Glow

20. Dec 2026

Cologne Philharmonie

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Program

Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestersuite Nr. 1 C-Dur BWV 1066
vor 1723
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Konzert für Oboe und Orchester C-Dur KV 314
1777
Franz Schubert

Sinfonie Nr. 7 h-moll D 759
»Unvollendete«
1822
Hector Berlioz

Le carnaval romain
1844

Cast

François Leleux

oboe and conductor

Dates

20.12.

Sun, 11:00

Cologne Philharmonie

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Only four more days, then it’s Christmas! And what would the holiday season be without music? The Gürzenich Orchestra lights the fourth candle on the advent’s wreath, bathing the Philharmonie in a golden light and basking in happy anticipation. It’s hard to imagine music more festive than Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1. And when François Leleux, one of the most famous wind soloists of our time, sets sparks flying in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s bravura Oboe Concerto and even goes on a short expedition to the opera world, one can only marvel at his virtuosity. Franz Schubert left his Symphony No. 7 unfinished, completing only two movements – but those are among the most beautiful music ever gifted to humanity. Here, mystery, melancholy and exultant jubilation are woven into a glittering whole.