Tchaikovsky and Elgar saved their most beautiful notes for the very end: Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique , two 'swan songs', are among the most poignant works of the late Romantic period. Following previous success, Lorenzo Viotti and Gautier Capuçon join forces once again . And the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra performs a world premiere by Willem Jeths.

Elgar's Cello Concerto with Gautier Capuçon

Elgar's final work, his Cello Concerto , breathes dark, autumnal melancholy. Lorenzo Viotti and cellist Gautier Capuçon—widely praised for his poetic lyricism—know exactly how to handle it. Regarding a previous joint performance, De Nieuwe Muze wrote that 'Elgar blossomed in his full glory from his sad but noble swan song'.

World premiere of Willem Jeths and Tchaikovsky's Pathétique

In addition, the Netherlands Philharmonic performs a premiere written especially for the orchestra by Willem Jeths, one of the leading composers in Dutch classical music. This program about…