Daniel Hope Plays Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Alongside Antonio Vivaldi’s masterpiece, they are undoubtedly among the best-known «Four Seasons»: the *cuatro estaciones porteñas*, composed in the mid-1960s by the great tango innovator Astor Piazzolla. In these four sensual mood pieces inspired by Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango, Piazzolla captures melancholy and nostalgia just as masterfully as he does the pulsating street life, the austere elegance, and that feverish, nocturnal atmosphere of the port city. In his arrangement of the tango suite for violin and string orchestra, Leonid Desyatnikov deliberately allowed Vivaldi’s influence to shine through, thereby creating a sophisticated echo of the Baroque classic. A lyrical contrast to this is provided by the northern soundscapes of Max Bruch’s Serenade on Swedish Melodies, which exudes a rural, song-like simplicity, as well as Carl Nielsen’s Little Suite, Op. 1, whose fresh rhythms, clear forms, and folk-inspired immediacy hold a special charm. The program also features a new work by Martin Wettstein, written for our solo cellist and harpist Nicola Mosca.
Photo: Daniel Hope © Daniel Waldhecker
Date and time
09/03/2027 19:30
Address
Tonhalle Zurich
Organizer
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Works
Max Bruch: Serenade on Swedish Melodies for String Orchestra; Martin Wettstein: Terribilis. Concerto for Cello, Harp, String Orchestra, and Percussion (world premiere); Carl Nielsen: Little Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 1; Astor Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas, arranged for violin and string orchestra by Leonid Desyatnikov
Soloists
Daniel Hope (Music Director); Nicola Mosca (cello and harp)
Admission price
CHF 120 / 110 / 95 / 65 / 40
Contact us
Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Phone: +41 (0)44 552 59 00, Email: tickets@zko.ch