3rd Family Concert

In an era of climate change and species extinction, thousands of animals from a vanishing world compete in a spectacular shipboard show. The winner will receive a lifetime ticket aboard the luxury cruise line “Arche Boa.” Polar bears, koalas, bees, and others tell their life stories in the grand finale, accompanied by an animal orchestra. Which animal will be chosen to enjoy life aboard the ship? Or will another solution be found?

Once again, the Würzburg Philharmonic Orchestra brings a picture book by Cornelia Boese to the stage. Boese’s wonderfully imaginative texts are complemented by the following musical pieces.

Excerpts from:

1. Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus – Overture
2. Amilcare Ponchielli La Giaconda, Op. 9 – Danza delle Ore
3. Peter Tchaikovsky 6 Pieces, Op. 19 – Nocturne
4. Alexander Arutiunian Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
5. Jean Sibelius Finlandia
6. Robert Schumann Papillons, Op. 2 (Arrangement: Silvia Vassallo Paleologo)
7. Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto – Andante
8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto K. 495 – Rondo
9. Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 – Rondo
10. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Saltan – Flight of the Bumblebee
11. Antonio Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, RV 501 – “Il sonno” and “Presto”
12. Leonard Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
13. Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel – Evening Blessing (arranged by Silvia Vassallo Paleologo)
14. Aleksander Borodin Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances
15. Jean Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No.