Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence

This Friday we get to hear the strings of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme full of contrasts: from Wojciech Kilar's energetic and pulsating Orawa, via Anna Clyne's meditative Within Her Arms, to Tchaikovsky's musical memory of beautiful Florence - perhaps one of his best-known ensemble works. Where the programme's Polish opening work Orawa is full of folk-music inspiration and rhythmic drive, the British composer Anna Clyne's piece is a meditation on loss and longing, dedicated to her mother, who passed away suddenly the year before. The New Yorker writes that the music evokes memories of English Renaissance music and composers such as Thomas Tallis and John Dowland. The concert closes with Tchaikovsky's popular chamber work - his warm, romantic and lyrical memory of his stay in Florence in 1890. Concert programme: Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013) Orawa (1986) Anna Clyne (b. 1980) Within Her Arms (2009) Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

• Alexander Kagan
• Strykeorkester fra Harmonien