Maximilian Näscher and the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra perform Leviathan (2nd performance)
Switzerland
Tonhalle St Gallen
May 2, 2027
17:00
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Ludwig van Beethoven also served as inspiration for the New Zealand composer John Psathas' percussion concerto Leviathan .
He took Beethoven's deep connection to nature, particularly evident in his Pastoral Symphony, as the starting point for a work about the apocalypse.
This also gave it the title Leviathan, which refers to a sea monster from Jewish mythology.
The challenge for the percussion soloist, who must play a total of 14 different percussion instruments, is truly exhilarating
.No less monumental is Shostakovich's First Symphony, considering it was composed by a student of just 18 years old.
Besides the enormous orchestral forces, it is the youthful originality and incredible attention to detail that still amaze today.
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