Bruckner's Symphony No. 4

In this programme, we travel from an intimate, romantic world to a symphonic panorama. In his Violin Concerto No. 2 , Prokofiev lets the violin sing – at times dreamlike, at others marked by incisive turns – with Jackiw bringing a direct, personal quality to the music. Bruckner then unfolds on a grand symphonic scale, with cathedral-like sound, radiant brass and woodwinds drifting like morning mist. His Symphony No. 4 is not a story, but a landscape – turbulent, lyrical and breathtakingly vast.

This concert connects the deeply personal and romantic power of the violin with the monumental horizon of a symphony. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 offers an intense dialogue between soloist and orchestra – at times tender, at others dramatic, full of Russian passion and refinement. Bruckner’s symphony unfolds across four movements with subtle themes, lyrical adagios and impressive brass moments: an epic steeped in medieval romanticism, filled with mystery, melancholy and, ultimately, hope. It is an experience shaped by contrasts – between the intimate and the universal, the delicate gesture and the vast horizon.