Beethoven’s 4th Symphony

Inspiration shows up anywhere and everywhere. Mendelssohn, a lover of nature, found inspiration in the natural acoustics of a sea cave in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The idea for Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin came forth on a battlefield in World War I, and his Hungarian musical style of Tzigane, after hearing a private concert of a talented Hungarian violinist. While catching his breath before returning to the heroic struggles of the Fifth Symphony, Beethoven found inspiration for his illuminating Symphony No. 4 while retiring in the country estate of a devoted admirer.

MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
RAVEL Tzigane
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

Daniel Hege, principal guest conductor
Rossitza Jekova-Goza, violin