Concert: Muziekzomer Gelderland

ONJ. BROSIUS. MOOG.

ONJ invited to the Muziekzomer Gelderland (Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn, Netherlands)
In collaboration with NJON Nationale Jeugdorkesten Nederland

Conductor: Pit Brosius
Piano: Joseph Moog

Program
· H.-K. Dang : New commission
· S. Rachmaninov : Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
· I. Stravinsky : Circus Polka, K064
· I. Stravinsky : The Firebird (suite), 1945 version, K010d

FROM PAGANINI TO THE FIREBIRD: A CONCERT OF FIERY BRILLIANCE AND FANTASY

In the summer of 2026, the ONJ will begin its European concert tour in Apeldoorn (Netherlands) with a concert presented as part of the Muziekzomer Gelderland. The musical journey continues on 2 August 2026 in Berlin (Germany), at the prestigious Konzerthaus, as part of the Young Euro Classic festival.

A firework of fantasy and colorful sonorities: the concert opens with a new work by the young Luxembourgish composer Hy-Khang Dang – a Luxembourg premiere by this versatile musician whose works are already performed internationally, and who currently is, among other roles, a “Soundhub Associate” of the London Symphony Orchestra.

This is followed by Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a work full of dramatic contrasts and refined timbres, in which Paganini’s famous theme is transformed into 24 brilliant variations. At the piano: internationally acclaimed soloist Joseph Moog.

After the intermission, Igor Stravinsky adds a playful touch with his Circus Polka, originally written for a ballet of elephants. The concert concludes in a blaze with the suite from The Firebird – a masterful blend of Russian fairy tales, orchestral virtuosity and dramatic intensity.

An evening that moves between contemporary music, romanticism and playfulness.