Haydn tanzt!
The creativity, humor and drama so typical of Haydn is already present in his early symphonies Le Matin, Le Midi and Le Soir where Concerto Grosso meets galant style and Sturm und Drang embody the Van Swietens’ motto of dialog between the epochs, and are a perfect vessel for a dialog between music and modern dance.
London Calling
Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozart spent a year in London between 1764 and 1765: he discovered a bustling capital and made life-long friends and musical influences which would have a huge influence on his creative output. The Van Switens present his First Symphony together with works by Abel and Johann Christian Bach with a modern twist…
Sieben
The Seven Last Words is one of Haydn’s most profound and original pieces: it is an “European work” of the Enlightenment as it was written in Austria for the cathedral of Cadix in Spain. It exists in several versions, each with its particular interest. This String Orchestra version is presented together with seven new pieces commissioned to seven different composers from the European Union, as a tribute to the original spirit of the piece.
The Van Swietens 