Beethoven’s “Eroica”

PROGRAMME

Emilie Mayer
Faust Overture, Op. 46

Max Bruch
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 88 

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Eroica

DESCRIPTION

In February, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) will welcome British conductor Jonathan Bloxham for a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica—a revolutionary work that marked a turning point in orchestral music, echoing the ideals of the French Revolution. ERSO’s principal clarinetist Soo-Young Lee will join acclaimed German violist Nils Mönkemeyer to perform Max Bruch’s Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra. The concert opens with the Faust Overture by 19th-century German composer Emilie Mayer.

PERFORMERS

SOO-YOUNG LEE clarinet

NILS MÖNKEMEYER viola

ERSO

conductor JONATHAN BLOXHAM

ERSO TV broadcasts are produced in cooperation with Klassikaraadio and Helipilt Grupp OÜ.

ERSO thanks Tammo Sumera, Mait Visnapuu, Priit Perend, Eva-Liisa Heinmaa.