French Romantics in the Italian Enlightenment

Georges Bizet's Symphony in C Major is a rarely performed work by the composer, a composition from a young age. Most likely, this work, written at the age of seventeen, was a conservative task. The composer did not show much interest in the Symphony (it was not published or performed during Bizet's lifetime) and probably perceived it as a kind of laboratory for some subsequent compositions. Decades after Bizet's death, the Symphony was "heard" and dubbed a youthful masterpiece, in which the charm of youth and the spirit of novelty are "friends" with captivating melodism and refined artistic handwriting.

Performers:

St. Petersburg Governor's Symphony Orchestra

Artistic director and conductor – Anton Lubchenko

Soloists:

Anna Suzdalkina, flute

Roland Dumbadze, oboe

In the program:

Georges Bizet

Symphony in C major

Saint Petersburg. The large Italian skylight of the State Hermitage Museum. March 6, 2025