• Tue. 30.08.
  • 7.30 p.m.

  • ·Bonn
    ·Lutherkirche

Works by Walker, Say, Wagner and Sibelius

Beethovenfest Bonn

Programme

    • George Walker (1922–2018)
    • Lyric for Strings
    • Fazıl Say (*1970)
    • Concerto for trumpet and organ (premiere)
    • Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
    • ›Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg‹, Prelude to Act 3
    • Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
    • Symphony No. 5 in E flat major op. 82

Conductor

Tarmo Peltokoski

»…talent of the century«, so described the Tagesspiegel Tarmo Peltokoski. This Finnish conductor was appointed ›Principal Guest Conductor‹ by the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in January 2022 – the first conductor to hold this position.

In recent seasons, Peltokoski has debuted at many major festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, as well as in the great concert halls such as the Köln Philharmonie and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition, he has given debuts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. At just 22, Peltokoski conducted his first complete Ring Cycle as well as another significant Wagner work – Tristan und Isolde – at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival. In the same year, he was also appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, Musical and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

In the 2022/23 season, Tarmo Peltokoski is due to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the RSB Berlin, The Hallé, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, San Diego Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl.

In 2023 Tarmo Peltokoski was awarded the OPUS Klassik for his recording with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

In addition to piano and conducting, Peltokoski also studied composition and arranging and has a particular penchant for musical comedy and improvisation.

Organ

Christian Schmitt

Since his debuts with Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kožená and the Berlin Philharmonic and also at the Salzburg Festspiele, Christian Schmitt has been one of the world’s most sought-after organists. During the 2021/22 season, he will be the ‚Artist in Focus‘ of the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich. Since 2014 he has been curating an organ series at the Bamberg Concert Hall as the ›Principal Organist‹ of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Recent international concert highlights include his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Japanese premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s ‚Embrace – Light and Shadow‘ with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Christian Schmitt has given recitals at the Bachfest Leipzig, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and has played the organs of international concert halls from Vienna to Montréal. He has worked with many renowned conductors including Christoph Eschenbach, Daniel Barenboim, Philippe Herreweghe, Jakub Hruša, Marek Janowski and Manfred Honeck.

As a supporter of new organ music, Christian Schmitt regularly plays works by composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and combines contemporary compositions with works by composers such as Bach and Schumann.

Since the winter semester of 2021, he has been Organ Professor at Codarts University Rotterdam and successor to Ben van Oostens.

Trumpet

Matthias Höfs

At the early age of six, Matthias Höfs declared the trumpet »his instrument, because it was so beautiful and shiny«. He received his professional training from Peter Kallensee at Hamburg College of Music and Drama and from Konradin Groth at the Berlin Philharmoniker Karajan Academy. At just 18, he became principal trumpet with the Philharmonische Staatsorchester Hamburg and at the same time was a member of German Brass, with whom he became world famous. Since the ensemble’s first concert in 1985, he has been tailoring arrangements for him and his colleagues to perform, which continue to inspire brass players from every genre.

With a pioneering musical spirit, incomparable virtuosity and a love of experimentation, Matthias Höfs continues to broaden the horizons of his instrument, whether through the close collaboration with composers as ›Ambassador of the Trumpet‹ in his native Schleswig-Holstein, or through the long-term cooperation with instrument makers Max and Heinrich Thein. Since 2000, Höfs has been conveying his passion for his instrument to the students at Hamburg College of Music and Drama, where he teaches with great commitment. Alongside his extensive concert activities as soloist and chamber musician, this trumpeter has also produced numerous solo CDs. In October 2016 he was awarded an Echo for CD recordings with German Brass.

Conductor

Tarmo Peltokoski

»…talent of the century«, so described the Tagesspiegel Tarmo Peltokoski. This Finnish conductor was appointed ›Principal Guest Conductor‹ by the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in January 2022 – the first conductor to hold this position.

In recent seasons, Peltokoski has debuted at many major festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, as well as in the great concert halls such as the Köln Philharmonie and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition, he has given debuts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. At just 22, Peltokoski conducted his first complete Ring Cycle as well as another significant Wagner work – Tristan und Isolde – at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival. In the same year, he was also appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, Musical and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

In the 2022/23 season, Tarmo Peltokoski is due to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the RSB Berlin, The Hallé, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, San Diego Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl.

In 2023 Tarmo Peltokoski was awarded the OPUS Klassik for his recording with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

In addition to piano and conducting, Peltokoski also studied composition and arranging and has a particular penchant for musical comedy and improvisation.

Trumpet

Matthias Höfs

At the early age of six, Matthias Höfs declared the trumpet »his instrument, because it was so beautiful and shiny«. He received his professional training from Peter Kallensee at Hamburg College of Music and Drama and from Konradin Groth at the Berlin Philharmoniker Karajan Academy. At just 18, he became principal trumpet with the Philharmonische Staatsorchester Hamburg and at the same time was a member of German Brass, with whom he became world famous. Since the ensemble’s first concert in 1985, he has been tailoring arrangements for him and his colleagues to perform, which continue to inspire brass players from every genre.

With a pioneering musical spirit, incomparable virtuosity and a love of experimentation, Matthias Höfs continues to broaden the horizons of his instrument, whether through the close collaboration with composers as ›Ambassador of the Trumpet‹ in his native Schleswig-Holstein, or through the long-term cooperation with instrument makers Max and Heinrich Thein. Since 2000, Höfs has been conveying his passion for his instrument to the students at Hamburg College of Music and Drama, where he teaches with great commitment. Alongside his extensive concert activities as soloist and chamber musician, this trumpeter has also produced numerous solo CDs. In October 2016 he was awarded an Echo for CD recordings with German Brass.