Respighi & Moussa met Denève & Lamsma

Seismograph

Whereas in many violin concertos the soloist stands as a hero against an orchestral backdrop, in Adrano Moussa seems to regard the violin soloist as a seismograph: a sensitive sensor that registers the unrest beneath the orchestral surface. The title refers to the volcanic city of the same name at the foot of Mount Etna; the orchestra therefore behaves like a slumbering power source that surges upwards in waves and eruptions. The soloist navigates between lyrical arcs and tense, rhythmic passages, constantly balancing between merging with and resisting the masses. Thus, Adrano becomes a solo concerto in which tension resides not only in virtuosity, but in the continuous recalibration of the relationship between soloist Simone Lamsma and the orchestra.

Italian atmosphere

With two parts from Respighi's Roman Trilogy, we remain in Italian, urban spheres. These symphonic poems, resounding odes to Rome, brought the composer worldwide fame. The program opens with Liguria , the musical rendition of a walk by the Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi through five villages on the Ligurian Sea.