Guillaume Lekeu 1870-1894
Adagio pour Quatuor d’Orchestre
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921
Cello Concerto no. 1, op. 33
César Franck 1822-1890
Symphony in D minor
duration concert→1h 45min
including 20min intermission
We open with the impressive Adagio for Orchestral Quartet by Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu. Next, Ella van Poucke, a member of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, ventures into the acrobatics of Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto. Chief conductor Jan Latham-Koenig will be leading our orchestra for the very last time. His farewell will be in genuine Franco-Belgian style, with César Franck’s Symphony in d minor.
