TARMO PELTOKOSKI - MAO FUJITA

With Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, he feels on familiar ground, almost as if he is reuniting with a childhood friend. The music of this romantic composer evokes both gentleness and passion, and invites the listener on a sincere emotional journey. His programme also turns to two other great Polish musicians, whose music bears traces of the upheavals of the twentieth century. Lutosławski's Symphony No. 3, with its rich, evolving sonorities. And then there is Penderecki's Thrène à la mémoire des victimes d'Hiroshima, a work which, with its unprecedented sonorities, makes the 52-strong orchestra vibrate in an almost supernatural way. It's as if each note carries a message of memory, of pain, but also of hope.
This programme is a real conversation between the musicians and the audience, a journey through deep and sincere emotions. Mao Fujita, with all his sensitivity, invites us to feel every nuance, every silence, every silent cry of these powerful works.