Music from Vienna

Vienna's rich musical tradition takes center stage when Daniel Harding conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program where the elegance of the Viennese waltz meets the bold modernism of the 20th century. The evening opens with music by Johann Strauss the Younger, which captures the city's vibrant pulse and timeless charm. The mood shifts as Richard Strauss's sensual Dance of the Seven Veilsfrom the opera Salomesheds new light on Vienna's extravagance. After the intermission, Francesco Piemontesi takes his place in Arnold Schoenberg's concentrated, expressive piano concerto, before the evening culminates in Maurice Ravel's Vienna's rich musical tradition takes center stage when Daniel Harding conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a program where the elegance of the Viennese waltz meets the bold modernism of the 20th century. The evening opens with music by Johann Strauss the Younger, which captures the city's vibrant pulse and timeless charm. The mood shifts as Richard Strauss's sensual Dance of the Seven Veils from the opera Salome sheds new light on Vienna's extravagance. After the intermission, Francesco Piemontesi takes his place in Arnold Schoenberg's concentrated, expressive piano concerto, before the evening culminates in Maurice Ravel's La Valse – a swirling, decadent tribute to and reckoning with the glory days of the Viennese waltz. Expect a concert where Vienna appears in all its splendour, both traditional and subversive. La Valse – a swirling, decadent tribute to and reckoning with the glory days of the Viennese waltz. Expect a concert where Vienna appears in all its splendour, both traditional and subversive.