From Vienna To The New World

From Vienna to the New World is a grand symphonic celebration tracing a musical journey from the elegance of Vienna’s Golden Age to the sweeping melodies of the New World. The concert features internationally acclaimed Korean bass-baritone Euihyun Park, performing alongside an orchestra under the baton of Schalk van der Merwe.

The programme brings together works by some of the world’s most celebrated composers, combining romance, nostalgia, passion and orchestral grandeur. Highlights include Mahler’s Four Rückert-Lieder, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, Dvořák’s Going Home from Symphony No. 9, Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 1, Johann Strauss II’s Künstlerleben Waltz, Schubert’s An die Musik and Sibelius’ Finlandia.

The concert opens with Emmerich Kálmán’s sparkling Overture to Gräfin Mariza and Franz von Suppé’s Poet and Peasant Overture, before continuing through a richly varied programme of orchestral and vocal works. Euihyun Park joins the orchestra for Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, Dvořák’s Going Home and Schubert’s An die Musik, offering audiences an opportunity to experience the depth and warmth of his bass-baritone voice.

With a programme spanning Viennese elegance, European romanticism and the sweeping musical landscapes of the New World, From Vienna to the New World promises an afternoon of orchestral storytelling and celebrated classical repertoire.

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