From a tranquil dawn to magnificent intensity
In Lil Lacy’s *Aurōra*, a work from 2023, we encounter a soundscape that emerges from stillness: muffled, dark tones that slowly give way to a sense of light breaking through. The piece moves between the meditative and the expansive, capturing the moment when night turns to day.
Next up is Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, one of classical music’s most beloved works. Next up is Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1, composed as his graduation project when the composer was just nineteen years old. What does it sound like? Youthful, energetic, and full of intensity.
Tonight’s soloist, violinist Ava Bahari (born 1996), has established herself as one of the most expressive musicians of her generation. She grew up in Gothenburg and studied at institutions including the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin.
A season opener where the new meets the familiar. The program also serves as a prelude to the Beethoven Year 2027, when the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death will be commemorated.
Cast and Program
Cast
Conductor
Eduardo Strausser
Soloist
Ava Bahari, violin
Musician
The Norrlands Opera Symphony Orchestra
Program
Lil Lacy: Aurōra, 10 min
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 42 min
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Larghetto
III. Rondo: Allegro
30-minute break
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1, 35 min
I. Allegretto; Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Lento
IV. Allegro molto; Lento
