Programme

Arab an
nights and northern lights

with Fatma Said & Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Grand Auditorium
Thu
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting an orchestra
©: Chris Christodoulou

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Hector Berlioz Le Corsaire
  • Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade
  • Jean Sibelius Symphonie N° 5

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducting
  • Fatma Said soprano

III. Allegro Molto

Sir John Eliot Gardiner takes the audience on a musical voyage!

The first stop is the Middle East, with Maurice Ravelā€™s ShĆ©hĆ©razade, inspired by the storyteller of the Arabian Nights. Then, off to Finland with Jean Sibelius. Who better to depict this country than the one whose birthday was later chosen as the Ā«Day of Finnish MusicĀ»? On 13.02., you will hear his peaceful Symphony NĀ° 5, whose final theme was inspired by swans crossing a lake: Ā«Today I saw 16 swans. One of the greatest moments of my lifeĀ». From tales as old as time to the beauty of the Finnish landscape, youā€™re in for a treat with this concert!

Ahead of his performance with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg together with the Monteverdi Choir at the Philharmonie, we sat down with Sir John Eliot Gardiner for a new episode of our video series "The Art of Conducting" He talked to us about how the repertoire affects the gestures of conducting and music making, the sound of Ā«period instrumentsĀ» in today's orchestras, about the similarities between managing a bio-farm & leading an orchestra and much more!

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