• Thu. 14.10.
  • 8.00 p.m.
  • Bremen
    ·Die Glocke

Haydn’s perfection

Works by Joseph Haydn

There is perhaps nothing more rewarding than devoting yourself entirely to a symphonic work of Joseph Haydn and, in their own special way, this is exactly what Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen have done. The combination of artistic construction and quirky moments of surprise render contemporary critics at a loss for the right words to express their enthusiasm. »The incomparable Haydn« as the ›Morning Chronicle‹ explains, had completely original ideas in each new symphony. The name of Symphony No. 94 ›Surprise‹ (added later), is self-explanatory. However, it is more difficult with the ›London‹ Symphony (No.94) – as indeed all twelve were written for the London-based impresario Johann Peter Salomon.
No. 99 has no title but could be named ›The Clarinets‹ as this is the first time Haydn used this instrument in a symphony. A world premiere completes the concert programme; the British composer Gerard McBurney arranged Eastern European folk songs dating from the time of the young Haydn and which, many years later, he incorporated into his last two symphonies.

Tickets: for subscription holders, from Wednesday 29.09, available for general purchase from Monday 4.10.

Programme

    • Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
    • Symphony No. 94 in G major Hob I:94 ›Mit dem Paukenschlag‹
    • Joseph Haydn
    • Symphony No. 99 in E flat major Hob I:99
    • Joseph Haydn
    • Oj, Jelena, Jelena! (a selection of folk songs from Haydn's childhood, arr. by G. McBurney)
    • Joseph Haydn
    • Symphony No. 104 in D major Hob I:104 ›Salomon‹

Conductor

Paavo Järvi

Estonian conductor and Grammy Award winner Paavo Järvi has been Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen, his only German orchestra, since 2004. One highlight of the collaboration were the celebrated concerts of the Beethoven cycle, which received critical acclaim worldwide. Järvi received numerous awards for the recordings, including the ›Echo Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹ and the prestigious ›Annual Prize of the German Record Critics‹.

Following the Beethoven project, he and the orchestra tackled the symphonic works of Schumann and Brahms, which received similarly enthusiastic reviews. Paavo Järvi is also Principal Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Järvi Summer Festival in Pärnu, Estonia, and since 2019/20 Artistic Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. He regularly makes appearances as guest conductor with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, the Staatskappelle Dresden and the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago and the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, he was named ›Artist of the Year‹ by the renowned British magazine Gramophone and the French magazine Diapason. In 2019, he received the ›Opus Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹.

Conductor

Paavo Järvi

Estonian conductor and Grammy Award winner Paavo Järvi has been Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen, his only German orchestra, since 2004. One highlight of the collaboration were the celebrated concerts of the Beethoven cycle, which received critical acclaim worldwide. Järvi received numerous awards for the recordings, including the ›Echo Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹ and the prestigious ›Annual Prize of the German Record Critics‹.

Following the Beethoven project, he and the orchestra tackled the symphonic works of Schumann and Brahms, which received similarly enthusiastic reviews. Paavo Järvi is also Principal Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Järvi Summer Festival in Pärnu, Estonia, and since 2019/20 Artistic Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. He regularly makes appearances as guest conductor with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras, the Staatskappelle Dresden and the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago and the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, he was named ›Artist of the Year‹ by the renowned British magazine Gramophone and the French magazine Diapason. In 2019, he received the ›Opus Klassik‹ as ›Conductor of the Year‹.