Bomsori from South Korea will debut as a soloist with a performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Op. 61

 

The Sinfónica de Tenerife is getting underway in May with a performance of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony in the programme this Friday (3rd) at 7.30 p.m. in the Auditorio de Tenerife.  The event, conducted by Víctor Pablo Pérez, will also feature Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, with the South Korean violinist Bomsori taking centre stage in the soloist role.

The honorary conductor of the Sinfónica de Tenerife, Víctor Pablo Pérez, described the concert as a “historic event”. He recalls that “a little over 30 years ago, the Sinfónica de Tenerife was the first orchestra in Spain to perform all of Bruckner’s symphonies.”   Thus, he stressed that “there is no better way to commemorate the bicentenary of the composer’s birth than with a performance of his great musical legacy.”

The evening will begin with Ludwig Van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61. This piece, composed in 1806, is considered one of the cornerstone works of the violin repertoire. It was dedicated to Stephan von Breuning and written for the violin virtuoso Franz Clement. The South Korean Bomsori will take on the leading role on this occasion.

Although the work's premiere went unnoticed, the solo violinist's role is notable for its extreme difficulty. Beethoven demanded a level of mastery that, except Clement, very few violinists at the time could aspire to. Additionally, there are continuous changes in the dynamic, and the audience of the time was not greatly enthralled by the piece's excessive duration.

In addition to winning the 62nd ARD International Music Competition, Bomsori holds the awards of the international competitions Tchaikovsky, the Queen Elisabeth, the Jean Sibelius, the Joseph Joachim Hannover, the Montreal, the Sendai and the Henryk Wieniawski. The violinist, who will premiere this week with the Sinfónica de Tenerife, has performed with highly prestigious orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Danish National Orchestra, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the National Philharmonic of Warsaw and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. This season brings her premieres at the BBC Proms with the BBC Philharmonic and at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as engagements with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Santtu-Matias Rouvali, and with the Pittsburgh Symphony and James Gaffigan.

In the concert's second half, the Sinfónica de Tenerife will perform Symphony nº 9 by Anton Bruckner, which provides the programme's name. The composer claimed that the piece created in 1894 "is dedicated to God...if he will accept it".  In this regard, Víctor Pablo Pérez believes that "it reflects life and death, showcasing passions, fears, doubts, and ultimately, life itself." 

"The work was created as a cathedral, with the composer going from the fear of death to the happiness of Heaven in a finale that exudes total serenity", states the conductor from Burgos. Víctor Pablo Pérez began his training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and the Hochschule für Musik in Munich.  Between 1980 and 1988 he was artistic director and lead conductor of the Asturias Symphony Orchestra. Between 1986 and 2005 he was the lead conductor of the Sinfónica de Tenerife. In 1993 he took the reins of the Galician Symphony Orchestra, a role he held until 2013, the year that he joined the Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid as the artistic director and lead conductor.

Pérez has conducted almost all the Spanish orchestras. His awards include the Ojo Crítico Award of the Spanish National Radio (1990), the Ondas Award (1992 and 1996), National Music Award (1995), the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (1999), Honorary Conductor of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra (2006), Honorary Conductor of the Galician Symphony Orchestra (2013), Adopted Son of Tenerife and Gold Medal of the Canary Islands Government.

The Tenerife Association for Friends of Music, ATADEM, continues its talks before the concerts. On this occasion, Tania Marrero reveals the keys to the two pieces that the orchestra will offer. The event begins at 6.30 p.m. in the Avenida Hall, located in the hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

The tickets for this concert can be purchased until the day of the event on the website www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, at the auditorium's box office and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.