Béla Bartók
Konzert für Orchester, Sz 116

‘The expedition concerts are all about the pure joy of listening. We approach the great masterpieces of classical music from different directions, listen to the details, combine background stories and anecdotes with musical discoveries and take the audience on this journey,’ says Joana Mallwitz, describing the format. She first shares her enthusiasm at the piano, then switches to conducting the Konzerthausorchester. The entire work is then performed together - in this case, Bela Bartók's brilliantly orchestrated Concerto for Orchestra from 1943, in whose five movements the composer combines Western musical tradition with Hungarian folk music.