Helsinki Philharmonic performs Josef Suk Asrael Symphony - 11 Nov 2021

[JP]

Happy 2023 everyone. There's yet another recent performance of Suk's Asrael Symphony performed by the Swedish RSO on the 9th of December last year  under the direction of another longtime persuasive advocate of this work, Maestro Daniel Harding. The 2nd link contains a video recorded live concert performance of this event which is due to expire by 7th Jan tomorrow. So do have a quick listen before it's removed.   

https://www.operabase.com/productions/harding-and-beethovens-triple-concerto-168967/en

https://www.berwaldhallen.se/play/harding-beethovens-trippelkonsert/

Jakub Hrusa, another ardent champion of this composition, is scheduled to conduct this work in Prague (Spring Festival?) and Zurich in late April and end-June of this year respectively and also tentatively planned for Vienna sometime in February of 2024 with the Bamberg SO performing there.

https://www.ceskafilharmonie.cz/en/concert-detail/27481-daniil-trifonov-czech-philharmonic/

https://www.operabase.com/productions/jakub-hrusa-mit-hosokawa-und-suk-175151/en

https://www.vienna-concert.com/en/event/bamberger-symphonic-orchestra-10994?date=01-02-2024

Best wishes to one and all.

 

[Alan Howe]

Thanks!

Just a thought: when do we reach the point at which we no longer consider Suk's great symphony to be unsung?

[JP]

I suppose when the Great American orchestras, such as the Chicago, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, NYPO and LAPO, which have yet to venture into such repertoire as far as I know (I stand corrected on this), start programming this work on a semi-regular (bi-to-triennial) basis.