Chinara Azimova soprano
Gabriela Celińska alto
Jakob Gerbeth tenor
Julius Béla Dörner speaker
 
Webern.Kammerchor
Pro Arte Orchester
Alois Glaßner direction

Programme

Arthur Honegger

Le Roi David

Arthur Honeggers Le Roi David is a gripping oratorio about the life of the biblical King David. Originally written in French, the work was first composed in 1921 as incidental music for a play and was expanded in 1923 into the oratorio version we perform. King David is not a fully composed drama, but rather a sequence of scenes that, like a series of pictures, depict key stages in David's life. Honegger combines narration, choir, solos, and orchestra to create impressive musical scenes, drawing on biblical psalm texts.

Organised by the Institute for Music Conducting at the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Free admission: free choice of seats, admission from approx. 30 minutes before the concert begins. Seat reservations are unfortunately not possible.