SEASON OPENER. Mahler and Tüür

Description

The season of ERSO will kick off with principal conductor Olari Elts. They will perform Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler and Symphony No. 10 Æris by Erkki-Sven Tüür for four horns and orchestra, commissioned by the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and ERSO. The joint order was supported by the Foundation Kultuuripartnerluse Sihtasutus. The idea for the work came from the German Hornsound horn quartet, who will take the stage as the soloist. The quartet also premiered the work in May 2022 with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra and Olari Elts.

According to composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, the copper group plays a key role in the work, ‘The horn quartet can be seen here as messengers, as speakers of parables, as predictors of the irreversible changes that lie ahead. Will listeners understand them? How will they react? What will the communication be like? Where did they come from? What did they want to tell us? Each listener will be able to try to find answers to these questions using their social skills and imagination.’

Programme

Edgard Varèse. „Tuning Up“

Erkki-Sven Tüür. Symphony No. 10 Æris

Gustav Mahler. Symphony No. 1

Performers

GERMAN HORNSOUND horn quartet
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor OLARI ELTS