Allegretto Žilina

07. 04. 2025 – 12. 04. 2025

Programme

Chamber Concert – Elisabeth Plank

Tuesday 08. 04. 2025 at 7 p.m.

Fatra House of Arts, Žilina

Dolný Val 138/49, Žilina

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Performers:

Works:

  • Charles Nikolas Bochsa

    (1789 – 1856)

    • Rondeau sur le trio “Zitti ziti” du Barbier de Seville de Rossini

  • Franz Schubert

    (1797 – 1828)

    • Nachtstück in C-Moll, Op. 36 No. 2, D. 672, arr. Elisabeth Plank

  • Elias Parish-Alvars

    (1808 – 1849)

    • Ombres et Rayons: Walzer (Oeuvre Posthume, WoO)

  • Lucio Bruno-Videla

    (1968)

    • Fantasia über Themen von Johann Strauß, op. 45 (2020/2025) WORLD PREMIERE

  • Gustav Mahler

    (1860 – 1911)

    • Adagietto aus der Symphonie Nr. 5 für Harfe solo, arr. Elisabeth Plank (1901-1902)

  • Monika Stadler

    (1963)

    • Alpine Impressions (2024)

      • I. Mountain Morning
        II. The summit’s tranquility

  • Elias Parish-Alvars

    (1808 – 1849)

    • Scenes of my Youth – Grande Fantaisie pour la harpe, Op. 75

      • III. My Lodging is on the Cold Ground




Photo: Elisabeth Plank © Julia Wesely

Elisabeth Plank © Julia Wesely

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Although Charles Nicolas Bochsa faced charges of embezzlement in France, he nevertheless shone abroad as a composer and educator in the field of harp performance and literature. Franz Schubert was the first composer to highlight the darker aspects of human existence in his music; this is especially evident in his finest songs and expressive piano works in the spirit of the nocturne. The Englishman Elias Parish Alvars was a student of Charles Nicolas Bochsa and presented himself as his exemplary successor. His harp technique inspired not only harpists but also musicians more broadly. Johann Strauss’s waltzes fascinate people around the world; Argentine composer and opera conductor Lucio Bruno-Videla paid tribute to them in his imaginative potpourri. Gustav Mahler’s Adagietto belongs to the category of "heavenly music," and in its harp arrangement, it takes on an even more transcendent character. One of the most outstanding figures in contemporary harp composition and performance is Monika Stadler, who combines technical brilliance with an intriguing crossover style where classical music meets jazz, world music, and sonic experimentation.

 

Tickets are available online at www.skozilina.sk or at the ŠKO ticket office, Jozefa Vuruma Street 138/6, 011 28 Žilina. Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Wednesday, Thursday: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, And one hour before each concert.

 

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