Vladimir Jurowski Performs Mozart and Poulenc at the Bergson

In July 2025, the renowned conductor and General Music Director Vladimir Jurowski gave a highly acclaimed concert at our sold-out Bergson Kunstkraftwerk. The program that evening featured the Trout Quintet, and he performed with string soloists from “his” Bavarian State Orchestra. Now he is taking his place at the piano once again and returning, this time with wind soloists. The program will feature works that mean a great deal to him personally.

Jurowski last played Mozart’s Quintet in E-flat major during his student days. Mozart himself considered it one of his most successful works. In it, the piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon interact as equals: At times, delicate dialogues emerge; at others, the five instruments blend into a warm, richly colored overall sound. Virtuosity is never the focus for its own sake, but always serves the musical interplay.

And Francis Poulenc’s Wind Sextet is truly close to Jurowski’s heart. Poulenc was known, even as an adult, for his mischievous pranks. At the same time, he was a devout Catholic and a passionate lover of his hometown, Paris, to which he dedicated several musical monuments. None is more beautiful or entertaining than this sextet for piano and wind instruments. It plunges us right into the pulsating life of the metropolis that is Paris. The opening sounds as if we were on the Grands Boulevards. The sounds of the big city blend together in a haphazard jumble—car horns, street noise, shouts. Everyone is on the move, running, rushing, and swirling about. After the hectic, metropolitan first movement, the middle movement reveals the idyllic sides of Paris: a Sunday afternoon on Montmartre, along the Seine, or in the Bois de Boulogne. And the finale, to stay with the Parisian theme, seems to fit best in Pigalle—the dazzling Parisian entertainment district where, in the 1930s, nightclubs and music halls invited people to dance to their hearts’ content.

This description from a chamber music guide illustrates just how vivid and lifelike Poulenc’s Sextet is. It combines French esprit with wit, elegance, and surprising contrasts. Music full of charm, sophistication, and a joy of playing.

And that joy will be palpable at the Bergson Kunstkraftwerk when Vladimir Jurowski and the wind soloists of the Bavarian State Orchestra come together for a celebration of chamber music.

Edoardo Silvi - Flute

Marlene Gomes - Oboe

Martin Fuchs - Clarinet

Johannes Dengler - French horn

Holger Schinköthe – bassoon

Vladimir Jurowski - Piano

Doors open at 6:30 pm
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:15 pm

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