The World of Yesterday - 2 May, Utrecht
€25.00
When/where:
Geertekerk, Geertekerkhof 23, 3511 XC Utrecht
20:00 - 2 May 2026
About the Project:
Orchestra Lagrandt ventures into the 20th century with “The World of Yesterday”, featuring masterpieces such as Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, and Britten’s “Les Illuminations” with returning soloist Ambro Golachowski. Each of the works on this program reflects a different school of composition from the turn of the century - from late Romanticism to Impressionism and Neoclassicism. Following the First World War, the style of classical music performance began to shift from one that valued individuality to one of standardized interpretations. String players phased out their gut strings and portamenti for steel strings and vibrato, ideas surrounding intonation changed, and orchestras shifted yet further towards sleek precision and perfection. As a historical performance orchestra, Lagrandt will trace those changing artistic aesthetics that accompanied the dusk of Romanticism to the dawn of Modernism.
Repertoire:
Stravinsky - Apollon musagète: I. Naissance d’Apollon
Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
Fauré - Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande
Schönberg - Notturno for Harp and Strings
Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte
Britten - Les Illuminations
soloist: Ambro Golachowski
Stravinsky - Apollon musagète: X. Apothéose