Czech Philharmonic ⬩ Concert with residents of the season

Magdalena Kožená has included songs by Bohuslav Martinů on the programme of her special concert to draw attention to the beauty of this seldom heard music. Simon Rattle has a similar motivation with Robert Schumann, whose music is not often heard at the Rudolfinum.

Duration of the programme 1 hour 40 minutes

Programme

Robert Schumann Genoveva, Op. 81, overture to the opera 10'

Bohuslav Martinů / arranged for orchestra by Jiří Teml Songs on One Page, H 294 8'

Bohuslav Martinů Nipponari. Seven songs to Japanese lyric poetry for female voice and small orchestra, H 68 21'

— Intermission —

Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 38'

Performers

Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano

Simon Rattle conductor

Czech Philharmonic

Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall

2/25/2023 Saturday 7:30 PM

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“To me, Schumann is the perfect essence of everything one understands by the word Romanticism. His music is deeply passionate and communicative, but it never descends into self pity. I don’t think there are many more moving compositions than the Adagio of Schumann’s Second Symphony. Unlike Mahler, he never gets caught up with himself emotionally, but the music he produces is like a crystal-pure extract. It is one of the loveliest symphonies I know, and one of the most difficult to perform”, says Sir Simon Rattle.