Peer Gynt on folk fiddle with Tchaikovsky

Name: Peer Gynt on folk fiddle with Tchaikovsky
Start: 2026-09-27T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T12:00:00+02:00
Location: The Concertgebouw, Main Hall

Grieg's Peer Gynt draws on Norwegian folk traditions, and the presence of the Hardanger fiddle, Norway's most distinctive traditional instrument, was essential to its character. Ragnhild Hemsing's arrangement places her virtuosic Hardanger fiddle at the heart of the orchestral texture, retrieving something of the work's folk-music inspiration. Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings offers a contrasting approach to orchestral colour, built entirely from strings yet achieving a romantic expressiveness of remarkable breadth. Both works have become central to their respective national traditions and to the broader European concert repertoire. The Concertgebouw's main hall provides ideal acoustics for hearing the subtlety and brilliance of string writing in both scores.

WhenSunday 27 September 2026, 11:00–12:00
WhereThe Concertgebouw, Main Hall, Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam
CategoryWatch

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