[New Year’s Concerts – The Grand Tour]
Lisa Willems -
Benjamin Haemhouts conductor
Lisa Willems soprano
Kurt Van Eeghem presentation
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’
Joseph Haydn – Symphony Nr. 2 in C, Hob. 1/2: II. Andante and III. Finale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – D’Oreste d’Ajace (from ‘Idomeneo’)
Felix Mendelssohn – Scherzo (from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Intermezzo (from ‘Sängen’)
Giacomo Puccini – Quando m’en vo (from ‘La Bohème’)
Gioachino Rossini – Overture ‘La Gazza Ladra’
Franz Lehár – Vilja-Song (from ‘Die lustige Witwe’)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Bacchanale (from ‘Samson et Dalila’)
Johann Strauss jr. – Wiener Blut, Op. 354
Léo Délibes – Les filles de Cadix
Hans Christian Lumbye – Champagner-Galopp
Johann Strauss sr. – Radetzky March
A bucket list of favourite travel destinations is truly timeless. In this vibrant New Year’s concert, Casco Phil charts a musical Grand Tour through Europe’s major cultural capitals. The ensemble follows in the footsteps of generations of young travellers who, between the 17th and 19th centuries, embarked on exclusive journeys through the continent to soak up the best of its art and culture.
This festive programme spans the full breadth of the symphonic tradition, visiting Europe’s great cultural harbours — from Paris to Leipzig, via Salzburg and Stockholm, all the way to Milan. The Viennese ballrooms offer a final stop, with a generous helping of traditional waltzes to ring in the New Year in style.
Classical splendour and romantic lyricism come together in this unforgettable musical adventure, with Belgian soprano Lisa Willems in the spotlight.
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