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Willem Jeths by Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, 20 September 2022   |   19:00 - 21:00

Willem Jeths by Lahti Symphony Orchestra

The eagerly-awaited opera Ritratto by Dutch composer Willem Jeths was one of the first victims of cancellation owing to Covid, but a recording online attracted tens of thousands of viewers and ecstatic reviews. The story of the heiress Luisa Casati’s obsession with portraits of herself is full of references to the greatest hits of Italian opera. The soloist at this concert is Inmo Yang, the winner of the International Jean Sibelius Competition 2022. We shall also hear Pictures at an Exhibition, Modest Mussorgsky’s most popular work, in the orchestration by Maurice Ravel.

Program

Willem Jeths: Ritratto, orchestral suite 

Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 

Modest Mussorgsky, orch. Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

 

  • Composer(s) Wllem Jeths
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    orchestral suite Ritratto
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Anja Bihlmaier

Date

Sep 20 2022
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Time

19:00 - 21:00

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Location

Lahti, Sibelius Hall
Lahti, Sibelius Hall
Ankkurikatu 7, 15140 Lahti, Finland
Website
https://www.sibeliustalo.fi/?lang=en

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Composer

Willem Jeths

“What can I say about my music? For me, intuition and associations are the keywords while composing, together with striving towards a clarity and economy of musical material. Life/Death and Nature are the main sources of my inspiration. …It is not surprising that people say orchestral colours and timbres are my ‘trademar" (Willem Jeths)

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Ritratto - the Italian word for 'portrait' is the title of a new opera by Willem Jeths, the first Laureate Composer of The Netherlands (2014-2016), who was fascinated by a painting depicting Luisa Casati.
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Willem Jeths' new opera about the extravagant Italian art muse and patron Luisa Casati had its offline world premiere. The video registration of this new opera was an online great success during the lockdown. Now the opera is finally being performed for a live audience.
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On September 20th,  the Lahti Symphony Orchestra will perform the Ritratto Suite of  in the Sibelius Hall in Finland. The eagerly-awaited opera Ritratto by Dutch composer Willem Jeths was one of the first victims of cancellation owing to Covid, but a recording online attracted tens of thousands of viewers and ecstatic reviews.
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Mors Aeterna by Willem Jeths is on the program by the Opera Carlo Felice Genova orchestra, with Hartmut Haenchen as conductor. Programme: Johannes Brahms Nänie op. 82 Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied op. 54 Willem Jeths Mors aeterna Ludwig von Beethoven Sinfonia no.
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