NFM Leopoldinum: Bizet’s Carmen Suite listing on Broadway Baby

Experience the unforgettable music of Bizets opera Carmen alongside moving pieces by Bacewicz and Strauss.

This programme spans deep emotion and playful ingenuity, performed by the distinguished NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra under the direction of virtuoso violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky.

Grayna Bacewiczs Concerto for String Orchestra is a striking opener " its music shifting from fiercely propulsive to sublimely lyrical. A composer who deserves to be heard more often, Bacewicz brings a distinctive voice to 20th-century string repertoire. Richard Strauss Metamorphosen, composed amid the ruins of WWII, is steeped in grief and loss. In its long, intertwining lines, Strauss mourns a shattered world.

In contrast, Wojciech Kilars symphonic work is inspired by the river Orawa which runs through the Polish mountains to the Slovakian border.

Finally Rodion Shchedrins Carmen Suite bursts with theatrical flair. His reimagining of Georges Bizets opera " written for his ballerina wife " transforms its melodies into a thrilling ballet suite for strings and percussion.

Alexander Sitkovetsky Director & Violin

Bacewicz Concerto for String Orchestra

Strauss Metamorphosen

Kilar Orawa

Bizet arr. Rodion Shchedrin Carmen Suite for Strings and Percussion

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