Symphony Concert

Liszt and Tchaikovsky

Palace organist Olivier Latry plays Liszt, Kahchun Wong conducts Tchaikovsky's "Soul Drama"
© William Beaucardet

About the Concert

Does one hear music differently when one knows how it came about? With Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, that could be the case. He had been persuaded to marry a woman, even though he loved men. A big mistake, as he quickly realized, which drove him to a complete mental breakdown. He incorporated his inner struggles, his guilt towards his wife, all the hiding of his inclinations into this symphony. But whether we know the story or not, its deep emotional content, also known as "The Tragic," still has an immediate impact today. Before that, Palace organist Olivier Latry will present the orchestral version of a lost organ work by Liszt, which he himself rediscovered in a Parisian villa.

Program

Marcel Dupré
"Cortège et Litanie" for organ and orchestra

Franz Liszt
Legend "Saint-François de Paule marchant sur les flots" (Arr. for organ and orchestra by Marcel Dupré)
Fantasy and Fugue on "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" (Arr. for organ and orchestra by Marcel Dupré)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor

Contributer

Kahchun Wong
Conductor
Olivier Latry
Organ
Dresdner Philharmonie
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

Kahchun Wong

First Guest Conductor

Kahchun Wong has been Principal Conductor of the Hallé in Manchester since 2024/25, he also holds the same position with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and is Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. The Singapore-born conductor is internationally acclaimed for his electrifying stage presence and his thoughtful exploration of Eastern and Western artistic legacies. Winning the 2016 Mahler Competition opened the doors to the top international orchestras for him.

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Olivier Latry

The French organist Olivier Latry is an accomplished, thoughtful and adventurous musician who explores all possible areas of organ music and has an extraordinary talent for improvisation. He became titular organist of Notre-Dame de Paris at the age of 23 and launched his international career from there. His concerts repeatedly take him to the fantastic Eule organ in the Kulturpalast, where he will once again be the palace organist in 2024/25.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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