Symphony Concert N° 12
gespielte Werke
Paul Dukas
- »Der Zauberlehrling«
Unsuk Chin
- »Puzzles and Games« aus »Alice in Wonderland«
Sergei Prokofiev
- »Romeo and Juliet«, excerpts from the ballet
Mitwirkende
- Elim Chan Conductor
- Siobhan Stagg Sopran
A colourful season finale with works of great imagination and formal diversity. The concert begins with a late Romantic masterwork in Paul Dukas’s »Sorcerer’s Apprentice«, a brilliantly orchestrated musical parable on power and its unintended consequences. »Puzzles and Games« features scenes from the opera »Alice in Wonderland« by Capell-Compositrice Unsuk Chin; at times poetic, grotesque and even playful, this is a veritable cosmos of sonic illusions and absurd humour. The programme is capped by Sergei Prokofiev’s thrilling suite from »Romeo and Juliet«. Here the great Russian composer created an enchanting score of ever shifting moods that marries classical dance with the sounds of the first half of the 20th century.
Sergej Prokofjew: »Romeo und Julia«
»Wenn ich in Zukunft nur noch ein einziges Werk hören dürfte, dann wäre es definitiv Sergej Prokofjews ›Romeo und Julia‹. Für mich persönlich ist das die schönste Musik, die jemals komponiert wurde!«
Constantin Hartwig
Solo-Tubist
- Sunday5.7.2611:00 UhrSemperoperTicket price:
23 – 67 € - Monday6.7.2619:00 UhrSemperoperTicket price:
20 – 58 € - Tuesday7.7.2619:00 UhrSemperoperTicket price:
12 – 58 €
A concert introduction will be offered 45 minutes before the beginning of each performance in the opera cellar of the Semperoper.
Duration approx. 140 min - including a break
Elim Chan
One of the most sought-after artists of her generation, conductor Elim Chan embodies the spirit of contemporary orchestral leadership with her crystalline precision and expressive zeal. She served as Principal Conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra between 2019-2024 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra between 2018-2023.
Having conducted the First Night of the Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2024, Elim Chan returns to the series in 2025 to conduct the renowned Last Night of the Proms. The 2025 summer period also sees her reunite with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as touring with the Concertgebouworkest Young and making her debut at the Musikfest Berlin with the Staatskapelle Berlin.
Highlights in the 2025/26 season include return engagements with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester, Staatskapelle Dresden, Luxembourg Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Paris, to mention a few; she also makes her subscription debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra and debuts with the Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchester der Oper Zürich, Bamberger Symphoniker, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Previous debuts include those with orchestras such as the San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Wiener Symphoniker, and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
Born in Hong Kong, Elim Chan studied at Smith College in Massachusetts and at the University of Michigan.
In 2014, she became the first female winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and went on to spend her 2015-16 season as Assistant Conductor at the London Symphony Orchestra, where she worked closely with Valery Gergiev. In the following season, Elim Chan joined the Dudamel Fellowship program of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She also owes much to the support and encouragement of Bernard Haitink, whose masterclasses she attended in Lucerne in 2015.
