Tryb koncertowy
22
06
2023
Thursday
19:30

Filharmonia Krakowska im. Karola Szymanowskiego

22
06
2023
Thursday
19:30
Stars with the Sinfonietta

Ben Goldscheider

Filharmonia Krakowska im. Karola Szymanowskiego

Performers

Ben Goldscheider French horn

Katarzyna Tomala-Jedynak conductor

Sinfonietta Cracovia

Repertoire

Martyna Kosecka Orsi (2014)

Richard Strauss Concerto in Es-dur nr 1, op. 11 for horn and orchestra (1883)

Nino Rota Castel del Monte (1974)

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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 7 op. 92 (1812)

Estimated concert duration –
100 minut

About

Our guest of the concert concluding the 2022/2023 artistic season will be the French horn virtuoso who performed with Sinfonietta last May. At the time Ben Goldscheider played alongside Lee Reynolds, and now he will be partnered with the Orchestra conducted by its artistic director and first conductor Katarzyna Tomala-Jedynak. The programme includes the Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major by Richard Strauss.

Ben Goldscheider

Nominated by the Barbican as an ECHO Rising Star for the 2021/22 season, Ben Goldscheider has given recitals at major concert halls across Europe including at the Concertgebouw, Musikverein, Pierre Boulez Saal, Elbphilharmonie, Koln Philharmonie and Wigmore Hall amongst others.

Ben has performed with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo and made his BBC Proms concerto debut in 2022 performing the Ethel Smyth Concerto for Horn and Violin with Elena Urioste and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kazuki Yamada. Ben has also appeared as soloist with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Aurora Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, English Chamber, Royal Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Lucerne Symphony, Manchester Camerata, Prague Philharmonia and Sinfonie Orchester Berlin.

Upcoming highlights in the 2022/23 season include concerto debuts with the Tapiola Sinfonietta (Söderblom), Musikkollegium Winterthur (Heyward) and Ulster Orchestra (Suganandarajah) as well as premiering a new Horn Concerto by Timothy Jackson with the London Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall. A keen advocate for new music, Ben will also return to the Aberdeen Sounds Festival to premiere a new work by British composer Alex Groves for horn and electronics and in the USA, Ben will return to Camerata Pacifica to perform the World Premiere of new Horn Trio by Libby Larsen.

Highlights over the last year have included the release of Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain on Three Worlds Records with newly commissioned works by Huw Watkins and Roxanna Panufnik and a solo concerto recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra featuring the works of Arnold, Schonberger and Gipps conducted by Lee Reynolds.

Ben is a member of the Pierre Boulez Ensemble and principal horn of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. He was a prize-winner at the 2019 YCAT International Auditions and a BBC Young Musician Concerto Finalist in 2016.

Born in London, in 2020 Ben completed his studies with honours at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin with Radek Baborák.

Stars with the Sinfonietta

Our main series of concerts. Each month in Krakow, artists of international acclaim perform with the Orchestra.

Due to the presence of great names, the series enjoys interest not only of enthusiasts and connoisseursof classical music. Our guest stars of the music world shine bright in Krakow concertvenues: ICE Krakow Congress Centre, Sukiennice (The Cloth Hall) and the Krakow Philharmonic.

Tickets

Tickets available online

and stationary at Info Kraków points

Price:
Regular 60 PLN, reduced 40 PLN

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Directions

Zwierzyniecka 1, 31-103 Kraków

Accessibility

See also

08
12
Sunday
12:00

MuFo Rakowicka (Muzeum Fotografii)

13
12
Friday
19:00

Centrum Kongresowe ICE Kraków

22
12
Sunday
16:00

Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury

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