Concentus Musicus Wien

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Harnoncourt's Moravian Traces
The concert is dedicated to the legacy of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who was a tireless searcher of connections between Moravia and Vienna and a pioneer of a new perception of early music. He brought his then-revolutionary approach to interpretation to life by founding his own orchestra, Concentus Musicus Wien, the resident ensemble of the 28th edition of the festival. It is only natural that the Austrian early music ensemble is conducted by the prominent Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil, who explores the historically informed interpretation of the music of Beethoven's generation not only as a conductor, but also as a violinist and, recently, as a doctor at JAMU. After many decades of passing, researching and thoroughly getting to know and experiencing, the circle of modern and historical interpretation practice is finally beginning to close...