De Doelen: Grote ZaalKruisstraat 2, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3012 CT, Netherlands
Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone
| Thursday 04 February 2027 | 20:15 |
Programme
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, for cello and orchestra, Op.33 | |
| Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881) | Pictures at an Exhibition |
Performers
| Aurel Dawidiuk | Organ |
| Benjamin Kruithof | Cello |
| Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
A musical cabinet of curiosities filled with bizarre fantasies and breathtaking vistas.
A sinister gnome, talking skulls with glowing eye sockets, a wooden hut running off on chicken legs: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a cabinet of wonders you can wander through in amazement. Bizarre fantasies alternate with breathtaking vistas. A poetic highlight is The Old Castle, steeped in longing for a distant past—the same nostalgia that inspired Tchaikovsky’s delightful Rococo Variations.
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