Classical Summer Concert: Jonathan Swensen: Symphonic Solo Cello
Sunday 28 September 12.00-1.00 pm
Once again, the Classical Summer Concerts are delighted to present a range of world-class musicians, performing amongst the Roman gods and heroes in the Glyptotek’s atmospheric Central Hall.
He has won first prizes in a handful of prestigious international cello competitions, and at only 29 years old, he is already among Denmark's best prospects for a soloist with a world-class career ahead of him. Here, Jonathan Swensen plays music that only requires two things: a cello and a top-class musician.
The cornerstone of the cello's solo repertoire is Bach's six suites. The prelude from the first suite is even one of Bach's most famous pieces of music, which has been used in countless films.
The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály expands the cello's expressive possibilities by tuning the two low strings down a semitone. And his compatriot György Ligeti wrote his sonata for solo cello in the shadow of the Cold War, when the Soviet-controlled association for Hungarian composers banned the sonata in 1953 as "too modern" – and it was not performed again until 1979.
Musicians
Jonathan Swensen, cello
Program
Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1770) Suite No. 1, G major, BWV 1007 for solo cello
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuet 1 and 2
Gigue
György Ligeti (1923-2006) Sonata for solo cello (1948-1953)
Dialogo - Adagio, rubato, cantabile
Capriccio - Presto con slancio
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) Sonata for solo cello, B minor, op. 8 (1915)
Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Adagio con gran espressione
Allegro molto vivace
Tickets and practical information
Prices Season ticket: 180 DKK Adult: 220 DKK Under 27/Students with valid student ID: 180 DKK Under 18: 150 DKK
Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable but may be passed on.
Accessibility For information about wheelchair accessibility, the companion scheme etc., read more here.
About Classical Summer Concerts at The Glyptotek
The Classical Summer Concerts take place every Sunday in August and September from 12.00 to 1.00 pm. The star-studded programme is organised by Julie Eskær, concertmaster in the Danish Chamber Orchestra and chamber musician, and Ingemar Brantelid, chamber musician and former solo cellist in the Royal Danish Orchestra. This will be the 46th series.
Thanks to The Augustinus Foundation, Dansk Solistforbund, Solistforeningen af 1921, Knud Højgaards Fond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden and William Demant Fonden.
Concert texts by Henrik Engelbrecht.
Plan your visit
Season ticket to the Glyptotek
Buy an season ticket and enjoy free admission to exhibitions and discounts on events, in the museum shop, and café.
Picnic - the museum café
Picnic is open on all the museum's opening days from Tuesday to Sunday and is located right next to the beautiful Winter Garden. Here, you can enjoy delicious lunch dishes, desserts, coffee, and a variety of delightful beverages.