Jaap van Zweden en de Wiener Symphoniker - Beethovens Vijfde

Jaap van Zweden and the Vienna Symphoniker

Jaap van Zweden continues his intercontinental career in Asia. He was already chief conductor in Hong Kong, and from next year he will hold the same position at the symphony orchestra of the South Korean capital Seoul. But he continues to maintain his European contacts. Van Zweden makes his appearance in Amsterdam with the Wiener Symphoniker. He accompanies the Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma in Britten's Violin Concerto , one of her great loves.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5

Beethoven's music is in the DNA of the Vienna Symphoniker, the orchestra's home base was also the composer's hometown. The Fifth is one of Beethoven's most popular symphonies. The journey from the fate theme to the grand finale - in the finale orchestral trombones sound for the first time - leaves no one unmoved. Wagner's brilliant overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , which opens the concert, forms a fitting counterpoint to Beethoven.