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Concert series "Horizons" May 2025

  • Sat. 17. May, Church St. Michael Passau, 7 p.m.

  • Sat. 24. May, Rittersaal Herzogsschloss Straubing, 7 p.m., as part of the ‘Neue Töne’ concert series by Konzertfreunde Straubing e.V.

  • Sat. 31. May, Town Hall Landshut, 7 p.m.

Program:
 

  • Hanna Blomberg: "The Importance of Time" (German premiere)
  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello concerto No. 2 - Soloist: Lida Limmer (Passau)
  • Alexander Knaifel: „Lamento“ for violoncello solo – Soloist: Lida Limmer
  • Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3
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Women power: composer Hanna Blomberg, soloist Lida Limmer, conductor Eleni Papakyriakou

A concert introduction (in German) in Passau will take place on Wednesday, 14 May at 7 p.m. at the Volkshochschule Passau. Registration at: https://www.vhs-passau.de/programm/kultur/kurs/Werkeinfuehrung-Konzertreihe-Horizonte-Sinfonietta-Passau/251212007

A concert introduction (in German) in Landshut will also take place a few days before the concert in Landshut at the Volkshochschule Landshut. The link to the course will follow shortly.

The 2023 founded Sinfonietta Passau is an ambitious and dynamic symphony orchestra. Music and artistic director is Eleni Papakyriakou. We enrich the music life of the region with a broad repertoire and exciting programs. Sinfonietta Passau fills repertoire gaps of great symphonic music, presents challenging and rarely performed works as well as world premieres. 

Sinfonietta Passau under the baton of Eleni Papakyriakou invites you to its concert series ‘Horizons’ in May 2025: Look forward to an exciting musical journey with Scandinavian flair!

 

The German premiere of Hanna Blomberg's ‘The Importance of Time’ (2023) introduces a Swedish composer, whose music fuses the tradition of Swedish folk music with contemporary elements. The young, highly talented Passau cellist Lida Limmer will then perform the virtuoso and rarely played Cello Concerto No. 2 by Camille Saint-Saëns as well as the solo work ‘Lamento’ by Alexander Knaifel, who died in June 2024. The Symphony No. 3 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, which reflects the vastness of the Scandinavian landscape with its powerful beauty, is a worthy finale.

Eleni Papakyriakou opted for a transparent orchestral sound in the “Eroica”, which is not at all easy given the diversity of the movements. The motivic triad, the strongly rhythmic and dance-like quality of the first movement were thrilling, as were the precise, rapid tutti beats. 

The “Funeral March” was touching with its colorful, shimmering emotions, which ended in the consolation of an oboe that was wonderfully played in the concert. In the third movement, the agile conductor proved – once again – how well she holds the orchestra together. The Sinfonietta followed her fast beats as well as her pianissimo, with perfect performance also from the nobly rising horns.

The finale was intoxicating and powerful. Here the conductor sets the pace for the sumptuous abundance and apparent creative freedom. What she got out of the orchestra! Chapeau!

The orchestra not only serves up a very alert and present sound, it also knows exactly what musical message the conductor wants to hear from it in every phrase. Eleni Papakyriakou has worked through Beethoven's score [Eroica] deeply and clearly and implemented her ideas for concert practice precisely in time. The cellos flow, the violins model a yearning, the woodwinds accelerate imperceptibly, the string tutti brings this unbridled touch of madness, the brass sets merciless blows, cellos and double basses capture everything in a small mystical wave.

Great musical sensitivity - The conductor succeeds in making the sound layers in this monumental work [Bruckner's 7th Symphony] audible in a finely nuanced way. The musicians follow her meticulously. Papakyriakou's gripping conducting style, paired with precision and temperament, is just the right dose to keep the large ensemble together.


The conductor masters the large orchestra with clear gestures and great calm. She takes the pauses seriously and makes them wonderfully fitting in the room.

Eleni Papakyriakou enthused around 600 visitors to standing ovations with Anton Bruckner's 4th Symphony.

Sinfonietta Passau is a tremendous achievement of a single artistic personality, a giant step for the region´s cultural scene and a clear statement of an exciting young conductor to the classical music world.

Eleni Papakyriakou has the skills to advance to the first league of the female conductors in Germany!

So it's no surprise that she [Eleni Papakyriakou] masterfully handles the rich orchestral colors and tonal textures of the score, while expressing an emotional depth and poignancy.

(Passauer Neue Presse, Rabenstein Kultur Blog, O-Ton Kulturmagazin)

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