Nordic Moods I & II

In this Scandinavian mini-festival, Alain Altinoglu builds bridges between our country and the far north of Europe and in doing so will bring together some little-known gems from Belgium with celebrated compositions from Norway and Finland. La Monnaie invites you on an enchanting sonic adventure: from César Franck’s demonic hunt via virtuoso concerti to the majestic swans of Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5 and Edvard Grieg’s lyrical ‘Morning’ from Peer Gynt. Programme Nordic Moods I CESAR FRANCK Le Chasseur maudit, M. 44 (1882) EDVARD GRIEG Piano Concerto A minor, op. 16 (1868) JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 E flat major, op. 82 (1915, rev. 1919) Nordic Moods II LODEWIJK MORTELMANS Lied van Mignon 'Kennst du das Land' JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto d minor, op. 47 (1903 / 1904) EDVARD GRIEG Peer Gynt (excerpts), op. 23 (1874/1875)