Munich Philharmonic | Lahav Shani | Lisa Batiashvili

Munich Philharmonic
Lahav Shani, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Richard Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde"

A real declaration of love! "Beethoven's Violin Concerto is very poetic, an incredibly delicate, profound, and loving piece that is also joyful in the finale," raves Lisa Batiashvili. "For violinists, it is an unimaginable challenge, very delicate in terms of intonation. I feel like I’m dancing and caressing the orchestra." Experiencing Batiashvili in this work is truly fulfilling: she plays it delicately and spiritedly, unaffectedly and yet at the same time so artfully. In the young Israeli maestro Lahav Shani, who will conduct the Munich Philharmonic, she has found a kindred spirit. He will take over as Chief Conductor of this long-established Munich orchestra in the 2026-27 season – something to which we can look forward! After the Beethoven to start, comes the most famous symphony with an open end – in keeping with the summer's theme — Schubert's "Unfinished", in which he did not proceed past two movements. But what music! And Wagner's "Tristan" Prelude combined with the "Liebestod" ("Love-Death") of Isolde likewise strives towards the open, the infinite – towards eternity, where the souls of lovers may finally be united.

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Photo © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival

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