Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
When Sergei Prokofiev died in Moscow on March 5, 1953 - the same day as Josef Stalin - he left behind an extensive body of work, of which his musical fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf", his first symphony, subtitled "Symphonie Classique", and his ballet…
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, »Symphonie classique«
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, »Symphonie classique«
Why would a young composer, known as an "enfant terrible" of Russian music give his first symphony the sub-title "Classic"? "When it began to take on palpable forms, I called it the `Classic Symphony´: firstly because it´s simpler, secondly out of a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Opus 102
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Opus 102
Shostakovich dedicated his Second Piano Concerto in F major, op. 102, to his then 19-year-old son, Maxim, who was then studying at the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a career as a pianist and conductor. The concerto was written in the autumn of…
Military music and trumpet calls, the sounds of nature and cow bells, funeral march and wooden mallet – there is hardly any kind of music or any instrument missing from the symphonies of Gustav Mahler (born on July 7, 1860 in the Czech town of…
As early as his First Symphony, written between 1885 and 1888, the groundwork was laid for every factor that set Gustav Mahler apart: a monumental form, which links his output to Bruckner´s symphonic works, Mahler´s typical mosaic structure setting…
Since 2018, Lahav Shani has been the Chief Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 20/21 season he started his position as Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta who held the position for…
When Sergei Prokofiev died in Moscow on March 5, 1953 - the same day as Josef Stalin - he left behind an extensive body of work, of which his musical fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf", his first symphony, subtitled "Symphonie Classique", and his ballet…
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, »Symphonie classique«
Why would a young composer, known as an "enfant terrible" of Russian music give his first symphony the sub-title "Classic"? "When it began to take on palpable forms, I called it the `Classic Symphony´: firstly because it´s simpler, secondly out of a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Opus 102
Shostakovich dedicated his Second Piano Concerto in F major, op. 102, to his then 19-year-old son, Maxim, who was then studying at the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a career as a pianist and conductor. The concerto was written in the autumn of…
Military music and trumpet calls, the sounds of nature and cow bells, funeral march and wooden mallet – there is hardly any kind of music or any instrument missing from the symphonies of Gustav Mahler (born on July 7, 1860 in the Czech town of…
As early as his First Symphony, written between 1885 and 1888, the groundwork was laid for every factor that set Gustav Mahler apart: a monumental form, which links his output to Bruckner´s symphonic works, Mahler´s typical mosaic structure setting…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Martha Argerich wurde in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren bei Vincenzo Scaramuzza mit dem Klavierunterricht und galt bald als Wunderkind. 1955 zog sie nach Europa und setzte ihre Ausbildung in London, Wien und der…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Martha Argerich wurde in Buenos Aires (Argentinien) geboren, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren bei Vincenzo Scaramuzza mit dem Klavierunterricht und galt bald als Wunderkind. 1955 zog sie nach Europa und setzte ihre Ausbildung in London, Wien und der…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Die Violinistin Janine Jansen, die einen beneidenswerten internationalen Ruf genießt, wirkt regelmäßig mit den renommiertesten Orchestern der Welt zusammen, etwa dem Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, den Berliner Philharmonikern und dem New York…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Die Violinistin Janine Jansen, die einen beneidenswerten internationalen Ruf genießt, wirkt regelmäßig mit den renommiertesten Orchestern der Welt zusammen, etwa dem Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, den Berliner Philharmonikern und dem New York…
