Neeme Järvi and Truls Mørk. Till Eulenspiegel

Programme

Richard Strauss
Song cycle The Hours of Daylight 

Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Richard Strauss
Tone poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks  

In November, conductor Neeme Järvi welcomes renowned cellist Truls Mørk to perform Camille Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1—the composer’s breakthrough masterpiece and a cornerstone of the Romantic-era repertoire. Also featured is Richard Strauss’s rarely performed vocal symphony The Hours of Daylight, returning to ERSO’s stage after a 25-year absence. The program is rounded out by Strauss’s witty and energetic tone poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a colorful musical tale of the mischievous peasant-trumpeter who brought joy to his townsfolk at every turn.