Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride

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Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride

Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussel

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What to expect

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra performs with violinist Baiba Skride, who won the Queen Elisabeth violin competition in 2001, was earlier a guest with the orchestra and now returns with Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Second Violin Concerto; the concert is also a reunion with conductor Osmo Vänskä.

Osmo Vänskä conducts Sergej Prokofjev's Fifth Symphony, a work full of hope by the Russian composer; Prokofjev wrote it during the darkest days of the Second World War, and the music speaks of resistance and optimism.

The concert opens with Metacosmos by the Icelandic Anna Thorvaldsdottir, a portrait artist at Bozar; it uses the orchestra's full sound palette to express the power of the cosmos.

Questions

When does Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride start and end?

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride runs Saturday, 16 January 2027, 20:00 until 22:30.

Where is Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride?

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Vänskä & Skride takes place at Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.

What is on the programme?

Metacosmos by Anna Thorvaldsdottir

Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' Second Violin Concerto

Sergej Prokofjev's Fifth Symphony

What is Metacosmos?

The opening work by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, a portrait artist at Bozar.

It uses the orchestra's full sound palette

It expresses the power of the cosmos

What does the description say about Prokofjev's Fifth Symphony?

It is described as a work full of hope.

Prokofjev wrote it during the darkest days of the Second World War

The music speaks of resistance and optimism

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Getting there

Bozar - Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussel, BE

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