A musical odyssey

In the inaugural concert of the new season, Tomàs Grau will conduct the orchestra in Mahler’s imposing Symphony No. 5, a musical epic that transcends time and space. With its rich emotional palette, from the melancholic beauty of its famous Adagietto to the exultant euphoria of the Rondo finale, it is one of the greatest symphonies ever written, a musical odyssey that resounds within our souls.

Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Tomàs Grau, conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 5

The Poet of the Violin

Violinist Maxim Vengerov is a global classical superstar. For his debut with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia, he has chosen to perform Mozart’s First and Third Violin Concertos in a concert that will provide a very special opportunity to enjoy the rich and multifaceted beauty of his playing.

Maxim Vengerov, violin
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Tomàs Grau, conductor

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, K207
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, K216
Brahms: Symphony No. 1, op. 68

The music of the angels

The eagerly awaited debut of French conductor Laurence Equilbey with our orchestra will be a high point of the season. She will conduct two exceptional soloists, Núria Rial and José Antonio López, together with the Chamber Choir of the Palau de la Música Catalana, in Fauré’s Requiem, a masterpiece of elegance and expressiveness. Our performance will mark the centenary of the death of this creative and influential French composer.

Núria Rial, soprano
José Antonio López, baritone
Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana (Xavier Puig, chorus director)
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Laurence Equilbey, conductor

Cherubini: Overture to Démophoon
Farrenc: Symphony No. 1, op. 32
Fauré: Requiem, op. 48

The final sonatas

Having made her debut with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia in January 2023, Elisabeth Leonskaja returns this season to give a solo recital devoted to her beloved Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. She will create a unique and intimate dialogue between the three composers’ final piano sonatas – musical poetry in the hands of a grande dame of the piano.

Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18, K576
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32, op. 111
Schubert: Piano Sonata, D960

The talents of the Franz Schubert Filharmonia

Directed by the celebrated violinist Vlad Stanculeasa, the principals of the Franz Schubert Filharmonia play leading roles in an exceptional concert.

Their talents will be showcased in two major works of the string repertoire: Mendelssohn’s Octet and Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Serenade for strings.

Principals of the Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Vlad Stanculeasa, leader and director

Mendelssohn: Octet, op. 20 
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings, op. 48

Orchestral music at its finest

Daishin Kashimoto, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, makes his debut with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia in Brahms’s Double Concerto. We’ll be treated to the magic of Kashimoto’s violin entwined in vibrant dialogue with the cello of Alexander Chaushian. 

Maestro Tomàs Grau will then bring us Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony, a work brimming with effervescent melodies melded together in brilliant orchestral writing.

Daishin Kashimoto, violin
Alexander Chaushian, cello
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Tomàs Grau, conductor

Brahms: Double Concerto, op. 102
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, op. 56 “Scottish”

Musical treasures

Eminent conductor Ton Koopman leads the Franz Schubert Filharmonia in a programme of audience favourites. In the first half we welcome back violinist Alexandra Soumm, known for her sensitive interpretations of Bach. 

In the second, Koopman will conduct the most imposing of Mozart’s symphonies, the “Jupiter”. A night of musical treasures from two of the world’s most talented artists.

Alexandra Soumm, violin
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Ton Koopman, conductor

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042
J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R
Mozart: Symphony No. 41, K551 ‘Jupiter’

Orchestral colours

We bring our season to an end in magnificent style with two hugely anticipated debuts. Pianist Olga Kern is one of the leading artists of her generation and will be our soloist in Beethoven’s superb “Emperor” Concerto.

This will be followed by the rhythm and colours of orchestral music from the Americas, as presented to us by the distinguished Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Olga Kern, piano
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, op. 73 ‘Emperor’
Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, op. 23
Márquez: Danzón No. 2