Kyiv Symphony Orchestra plays Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony

Svyatoslav Lunyov
Tristium für Streicher

Robert Schumann
Konzert für Violine und Orchester d-Moll
Dmytro Udovychenko - Violine 

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Robert Schumann
Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 97 »Rheinische«

The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra’s programme shows us two opposing sides of Robert Schumann. The composer’s Third Symphony, his ‘Rheinish’, is vital, rapturous and enthusiastic, and is considered the epitome of the Romantic symphony. His violin concerto, with its dark and melancholic profundity, is completely different. The solo part will be performed by Dmytro Udovychenko, winner of the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition. The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, for which the Berliner Philharmoniker took on patronage in 2023, will open the concert with Svyatoslav Lunyov's sensual and flowing string piece Tristium.