Hrůša/ Bamberg Symphony
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, 28th May 2019
A pair of flutes flicker and ripple, soon joined by burbling clarinets, with pizzicato glints of sunlight on water. A string theme swells and falls, meandering on its way. Smetana’s Vltava must be the most topographical piece of classical music, depicting a journey along the river from its source into Prague. But continue past the Czech capital and the Vltava merges with the Elbe at Mělník. Following that river brings you to Hamburg and its striking concert hall, glass sails perched on an old warehouse, the Elbphilharmonie.
Elbphilharmonie
© Mark Pullinger
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