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Kluxen & Tam – Bartók Violin Concerto & Beethoven’s Eroica

November 16 @ 2:30 pm

Three heroic works are featured, beginning with Subito con forza, by South Korea’s Unsuk Chin. Her orchestral miniature is “haunted by Beethovenian gestures…amid Chin’s own exquisite orchestral palette – icy shivers of strings, rasping woodwind and ghostly muted trumpets” (The Guardian). In producing his Violin Concerto No. 2, Bartók followed in the footsteps of Beethoven and Brahms with a work that was quickly championed by Yehudi Menuhin—here played by VS Concertmaster Terence Tam. Beethoven’s monumental Eroica Symphony was bigger and longer than anything that preceded it, and it remains a colossus of the musical literature today.

Christian Kluxen, conductor

Now in his ninth season as Music Director of the Victoria Symphony in Canada, Christian Kluxen is also in his third season as Principal Guest Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland, following a five-year tenure as Chief Conductor of the Arctic Philharmonic in Norway.

Kluxen has been described in the press as “a dynamic, charismatic figure” who “forms the music with an impressive vertical power of emotion and a focus on the grand form”, conducting “with exemplary clarity and a heavenly warmth”. He is recognized for his sincere and transparent leadership, innovative programming and his bold, imaginative and energetic interpretations, showcased both in his MD and guest work.

Alongside his many and varied commitments with the Victoria Symphony and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, recent and forthcoming guest engagements include Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Pacific Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Odense Symphony, and Norrköping Symphony. A fruitful and inspiring relationship with the Arctic Philharmonic, whom Kluxen led for five years as Chief Conductor, resulted in numerous exhilarating performances of a wide variety of repertoire, as well as several acclaimed recordings.

 

Terence Tam, violin
Biography to come.

Program notes to come.

UNSUK CHIN (b.1961- )
Subito con forza

BÉLA BARTÓK (1881—1945)
Violin Concerto No. 2 BB117
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Theme and Variations: Andante tranquillo
III. Rondo: Allegro molto

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770—1827)
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, “Eroica”
I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro molto

Details

Date:
November 16
Time:
starts at 2:30 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Royal Theatre
805 Broughton St + Google Map
Phone
250.386.6121

Concert Programme

  • Unsuk Chin
    Subito con forza
  • Bartók
    Violin Concerto No. 2
  • Beethoven
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”

The Victoria Symphony performs on the traditional lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We extend our respect as well as our appreciation for this opportunity.