Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Radion sinfoniaorkesteri

Stanislav Kochanovsky, conductor
Pablo Ferrández, cello

Bohuslav Martinů: Memorial to Lidice
Ernest Bloch: Schelomo
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op. 14

Late-Night Chamber Music
Hans Abrahamsen: String Quartet No. 4
Paula Sundqvist, violin
Susan Hwang, violin
Joshua Kail, viola
Mikko Ivars, cello

For our featured composer Hector Berlioz, music was a realm of boundless possibilities, and with its delirious romance, bloodcurdling spectacle and orchestral witchcraft, his opium-fuelled Symphonie Fantastique certainly earns its name! But the events of the twentieth century exceeded even the darkest imaginings, and Martinu’s devastating sonic war memorial and Bloch’s impassioned love-letter to his Jewish heritage complete this powerful programme from cellist Pablo Ferrandez and guest conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky.