Romanticism, French music, Scandinavian legends, lyricism, drama and epic storytelling all wrapped into a single concert: this is the message of the programme of the Pannon Philharmonic's concert. A richly emotional Saint-Saëns cello concerto featuring a “debate” between the soloist and the orchestra, followed by the expression of broader, more lyrical thoughts. Fauré's popular Élégie could almost be the continuation of the previous work, a shining example of musical melancholy and the attempt t...

Fairy-tale dance drama in two parts In 1874, Ibsen asked Grieg to write incidental music for his soon-to-be-premièred drama, even identifying for him the exact scenes where he imagined the music would go and the kind of effect he wished to achieve with it. The composer dove into the work with great enthusiasm, keeping all of Ibsen's requests in mind. Unconvinced that the music would be successful abroad, Grieg wrote two suites from eight of the passages, which remain his best-known an...