Orchestra concert featuring works by various composers

Name: Orchestra concert featuring works by various composers
Start: 2026-10-22T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-22T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Großes Festspielhaus

The grand conductor Marie Jacquot is dedicating herself, along with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, star violist Antoine Tamestit, and the acclaimed organist Iveta Apkalna, to a French program.

Program:
Richard Wagner: Overture to the opera "Tannhäuser"
Thierry Escaich: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra "La Nuit des chants”
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, c minor "Organ Symphony"

Performers:
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Marie Jacquot - Conductor
Antoine Tamestit - Viola
Iveta Apkalna - Organ

Introduction lecture: 6.20 p.m., Donor Lounge