The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra opens with Johan Svendsen’s vibrant Carnival in Paris, followed by Johan Dalene dazzling on violin in Tchaikovsky’s moving Violin Concerto. The concert ends by reaching for the stars with Strauss’ powerful Also sprach Zarathustra – a grand work known for its iconic opening, which you’ve almost certainly heard before.

Programme:

• Johan Svendsen: Carnival in Paris

• Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

• Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)

Performers:

• Andris Poga, conductor

• Johan Dalene, violin

• Elisabet Skaar Sijpkens, host

Organiser: Stavanger Symphony Orchestra