Final Performance of the Academic Orchestra at HHU Düsseldorf this Semester
The University Orchestra of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is set to conclude their semester with a grand performance, featuring Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
Under the baton of Andreas Wolf, who has been conducting the orchestra since 1987, the ensemble has grown to over 100 performers, boasting a stronger string and brass section. The orchestra will perform Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D major, a four-movement symphony composed between 1888 and 1894.
The symphony's first movement, "Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang sehr gemächlich", will open the concert, followed by the second movement, "Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell". There will be a pause in the program between the second and third movements. The third movement, "Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen", and the fourth movement, "Stürmisch bewegt", will conclude the symphony.
In a unique collaboration, Elena Klaas, a medical student and an outstanding violinist, will perform as soloist in Mendelssohn's famous violin concerto, which will be part of the concert program. The concerto, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, consists of three movements: Allegro molto appassionato, Andante, and Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace.
The performances will take place on two consecutive weekends. On Friday, January 24th, 2025, at 8 PM, the concert will take place at Erholungshaus Leverkusen, Nobelstraße 37, 51373 Leverkusen. A week later, on Saturday, February 1st, 2025, at 6 PM, the concert will take place at Tonhalle Düsseldorf.
The University Orchestra was founded in 1987 by a small group of music-loving students. Since then, it has grown to become a significant part of the university's cultural scene, under the consistent leadership of Silke Löhr. This upcoming concert promises to be a fitting finale to another successful semester for the University Orchestra of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
