Brussels Philharmonic & Vlaams Radio Koor
Holst. The Planets
orchestral
Fri 29
Mar
2019
-20.00
| introduction by Jan Christiaens | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.15 |
All prices include booking fees.
Our solar system translated into music
In his majestic orchestral suite The Planets, composer and amateur astrologer Gustav Holst takes us on an interplanetary trip. In its seven movements, Holst sketches the characters of the planets: from warlike Mars to peace-loving Venus, from jolly Jupiter to magical Uranus. The final movement, Neptune – the mystic planet – fades to a close with a wordless and invisible female choir. Rare archive images from NASA complete the experience.
programme
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
The Planets
Kaija Saariaho (1952)
Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Jody Talbot (1971)
Worlds, Stars, Systems, Infinity
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
The Unanswered question
Introduction by Thomas Hertog (cosmologist) in Dutch.
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
The Planets
Kaija Saariaho (1952)
Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Jody Talbot (1971)
Worlds
performers
Brussels Philharmonic: orchestra
Vlaams Radio Koor: choir
Stéphane Denève: conductor
Duncan Copp: film director (commissioned by the Houston Symphony, in collaboration with NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratories)
Brussels Philharmonic: orchestra
Vlaams Radio Koor: choir
Stéphane Denève: conductor
Duncan Copp: film direct
Fri 29
Mar
2019
-20.00
| introduction by Jan Christiaens | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.15 |
All prices include booking fees.
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