Next Tuesday, January 13 at 7.30 pm, the Fundación Excelentia presents in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio Nacional de Música of Madrid the Santa Cecilia Classical Orchestra under the direction of conductor Sebastian Lang Lessing.
The concert programme is composed of Finland, opus 26, a symphonic poem written by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was originally composed in 1899 and later revised in 1900. The piece lasts about seven minutes, and for almost its entire length it develops in a turbulent rhythm and style, with great orchestral load, symbolizing the oppression and struggle of the Finnish people, ending in a hymn of hope.
Finland was composed with patriotic motives, to mobilize popular opposition to the revocation of Finnish autonomy by the government of the Russian Empire. The different titles that received the work to circumvent tsarist censorship became famous, among them Happy Feelings at the Dawn of Spring in Finland.
This piece will be followed by Symphony 40 in G minor, K. 550, known as the “Great” Symphony in G minor, one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most celebrated and recognizable works, which was completed on 25 July 1788 in Vienna. This is the penultimate symphony of Mozart, composed in a period of intense creativity along with symphonies 39 and 41 (Jupiter).
Finally, and as the main piece of the concert, will be performed Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor, composed between 1901 and 1902, one of his most interpreted and recognized works worldwide. Represents a turning point in his career, marking the beginning of his purely instrumental “intermediate period” and a departure from the influence of folk texts.
Tickets can be purchased at this link or by calling 9 4574061 / 91 4583089 or sending an email to reservas@fundacionexcelentia.org.