Richard Strauss METAMORPHOSES for 23 solo strings

April 1945. Shortly before the end of the war, 80-year-old Richard Strauss completes his most personal work: a meditation on the incessant change of being – and at the same time a deeply felt farewell to a world that is coming to an end.

METAMORPHOSEN combines 23 individual string parts into a densely woven song. In the unique atmosphere of the Zionskirche, we explore the genesis of the work, follow the threads of the music together, and then bring them together in a complete performance.

Program:
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen

Performers:
Five Senses Strings
Tom Seligman, conductor and moderator

Tickets: Free
admission. Collection in aid of the KlangRaumZion fundraising campaign.

Organizer:
The non-profit project Five Senses Music, founded by conductor Tom Seligman, creates encounters between audiences, musicians, and the music itself—in unique shared experiences.

Photo © Adrian Pope