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Dirigentin Mei-Ann Chen
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Conductor Mei-Ann Chen

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On the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, Mei-Ann Chen dirigiert bei Styriarte 2021 "Recreation Jupiter", voller Ausdruck und Energie. Mei-Ann Chen takes the podium of the Orchestra Recreation to conquer his heroic “Eroica”, preceded by the thrilling Overture No. 3 by Emilie Mayer, the Romantic German symphonic poet.

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a lament for the composer himself

Barely three weeks after the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, Mei-Ann Chen conducts the Eroica. The funeral march for a fallen hero becomes a lament for the composer himself. In the outer movements of Beethoven’s most revolutionary symphony, the conductor unleashes the “terrible élan” and “triumphant splendour” of the revolutionary era. In the overture, Emilie Mayer, the Mecklenburg symphonist who took Beethoven as her role model, has her say.

Programme

Emilie Mayer: Overture No. 3 in C major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, “Eroica”

Intro

20 minutes before the beginning of each performance, Intendant Mathis Huber will tell you the story of the evening.

Tickets

Prices: EUR 85 / 70 / 55 / 39 / 23 
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Discounts: U27 - 50% off for all younger than 27

Cast

© Nikola Milatovic
Orchestra

Recreation - The Orchestra

Recreation is special in many ways: consisting of musicians whose nationalities range from Japan to Venezuela, most of the members received part of their training in Graz. After its formation in 2002, the collective has played in unique halls such as the Alte Oper Frankfurt and has worked with outstanding conductors.

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Conductor

Mei-Ann Chen

Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen has lived in the US since 1989 and holds a doctorate in music (conducting) and a master’s degree in violin performance. One of America’s most promising young conductors, she was the first woman to win the Malko International Conductors Competition and has been appointed chief conductor of Recreation Graz beginning fall 2021.

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