L'Auditori de Barcelona
Concerts
Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, Spring, bring together two contrasting approaches to Romanticism. Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, performs the programme at L’Auditori de Barcelona.
Berlioz’s symphony unfolds as a musical narrative shaped by the passions, obsessions and visions of its protagonist, while Schumann draws inspiration from the arrival of spring, giving rise to music that is bright and expansive. Together, the works illustrate the symphony orchestra’s narrative possibilities and the contrasting musical languages of the Romantic period.