Event listing: Radio Philharmonic Orchestra | Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn | Fri 18 Nov 2011 at 20:15

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Vredenburg Leidsche RijnJ.C. Verthorenpad 100, Utrecht, 3541 MV, Netherlands

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Programme

Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967)	Dances of Galánta
Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)	Violin Concerto no. 1, Op.35
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

Diego Matheuz	Conductor
Nicola Benedetti	Violin
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

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Nicola Benedetti and Diego Matheuz: succesful debuts with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Renée Reitsma, 18th November

Zoltán Kodály was an ethnomusicographer as much as a composer: he studied the folk music of Hungary, and this influence can be heard in most of his works. Dances of Galánta is no exception, yet it is so much more than folk melodies arranged for an orchestra.