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RPO Germany Tour - Munich

Tuesday 4 February 2025, 8.00pm
Munich Isarphilharmonie

Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Germany tour continues at Munich's Isarphilharmonie, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. The performance begins with Mussorgsky’s Night on the Bare Mountain, where the composer battles his demons in ways that are spine-tingling. Next is Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto follows—a work full of fire and ferocity, offering both soloist and orchestra the chance to dazzle in one of the violin repertoire’s most enduring masterpieces. The program concludes with Bartók’s spectacular Concerto for Orchestra, a piece representing a struggle between darkness and light, crowned by a mighty shout of joy