JOYFUL ISLANDS

Torino / Thursday 19 September 2019

Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini / at 09:00 PM

Concert programme by Gaia Varon

John Axelrod

Rachel Harnisch

Tine Thing Helseth ph. Colin Bell

In his Symphony No. 4 Mahler explores a curious celestial life. Debussy takes inspiration from a Watteau painting that depicts young people setting out for Cythera, the island of love. Qigang Chen’s piece, which exhibits the rarest tenderness, is based on a famous Chinese melody dedicated to eternal joy.

Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse Bernardino Molinari’s orchestration
approved by the composer Qigang Chen Joie éternelle per tromba e orchestra ITALIAN PREMIERE Gustav Mahler Sinfonia n. 4 in sol maggiore “La vita celestiale”

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai

John Axelrod, conductor

Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet

Rachel Harnisch, soprano