Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Antoine Tamestit

Johann Sebastian Bach
»Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit«, Choral BWV 327

Paul Hindemith
Trauermusik für Viola und Streichorchester

Johann Sebastian Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I

Johann Sebastian Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III

Alfred Schnittke
Monolog für Viola und Streichorchester

Intermission

Johann Sebastian Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II

Johann Sebastian Bach
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Kammersymphonie c-Moll op. 110a (Orchestrierung von Rudolf Barschai)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich, Choral BWV 668

Antoine Tamestit captivates with his dark, warm viola tone and musical storytelling. Together with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, he presents a programme full of emotional depth and striking contrasts: alongside excerpts from The Art of Fugue and chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul Hindemith’s poignant Trauermusik for viola and orchestra is performed – a musical tribute to the English King George V. In Alfred Schnittke’s expressive Monologue, the viola appears fragile, searching, and doubtful. Dmitri Shostakovich’s heartfelt Chamber Symphony mourns the victims of war and fascism.