The Leipziger Symphonieorchester, conducted by Robbert van Steijn, presents the program “Oost West, Thuis Best” featuring the Willem Jeths’ Recorder Concerto with soloist Hannah Erxleben. Performances take place on June 5-7, and include works by Rossini, Marzocchi, and Beethoven. 

Willem Jeths’ Recorder Concerto (2014) is a significant contemporary work written specifically for the Dutch virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf. It is celebrated for its dramatic intensity and its ability to integrate the recorder into a massive orchestral setting.

Program:

Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to “The Thieving Magpie” (La gazza ladra)

Willem Jeths: Recorder Concerto 

Paolo Marzocchi: Encore

Gioacchino Rossini / Paolo Marzocchi: La Danza, Neapolitan Tarantella

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93

Eduard de Boer: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come” (Auf, werde licht, denn es kommt dein licht)