Unsuk Chin
Operascope
Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Martinů Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra (1955)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 Scottish (1842)
- François Leleux Oboe
- Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
- Andrés Orozco-Estrada Conductor
Introduction 50 minutes before the start of the concert on the gallery
Even on paper, that reads like an out-and-out Gürzenich concert: a symphonic highlight by an ingenious composer, an imaginative virtuoso solo, and something else brand-new for good measure. The Colombian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada is inviting you to join a musical voyage of discovery. Together with renowned South Korean composer Unsuk Chin, we will set off to explore landscapes of sound never heard before; with the exceptional French oboist François Leleux we’ll cut across the countryside for an arch and playful concerto by the Czech Martinů; and then onwards through the fog of the Scottish Highlands with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, full of wanderlust and zest for adventure.
The concert will be followed by a meet & greet with Andrés Orozco-Estrada in the visitors' foyer of the Kölner Philharmonie.
