18歲就當上捷克愛樂首席法國號手，之後更在柏林愛樂擔任首席法國號八年之久的巴柏拉克，被指揮大師小澤征爾讚譽為法國號天才。此次應邀與國臺交演出兩首經典法國號協奏曲，其中莫札特第二號法國號協奏曲是為無按鍵古法國號所作，獨奏家必須能細膩地處理樂曲單純的美感與複雜的快速音型，蘇聯作曲家格里埃爾完成於1951年的法國號協奏曲，融合著浪漫旋律與古典的曲式，充份發揮現代法國號的音響特質，巴柏拉克特有的音色與完美技巧，詮釋相隔超過一世紀的經典之作，令人有無限的期待。水藍大師還將以荀貝格由弦樂六重奏改寫成弦樂合奏的《昇華之夜》以及斯特拉溫斯基的火鳥組曲，這兩首二十世紀初最華美與絢麗的傑作，與您共同體驗淨化與重生的感動。

At just 18 years old, Baborak became the principal horn player of the Czech Philharmonic, and later was the principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic for eight years. Master conductor Seiji Ozawa is known to have praised him to be a “French horn prodigy”. This time, Baborak joins NTSO in two classic horn concertos. Mozart’s Horn Concerto No.2 in E-flat Major was composed for natural horns (with no keys or valves), and challenges the soloist to convey the simple aesthetics and complex music patterns in a delicate manner. The Horn Concerto in B-flat Major, completed by Soviet composer Glière in 1951, fuses romantic melodies with classical form and fully displays the acoustic characteristics of modern horns. With his distinctive style and impeccable skills, Baborak’s interpretation of these two master pieces, which were written a century apart, is something that cannot be missed.
Conductor Lan Shui also presents two of the most extravagant and fantastic pieces of work in the beginning of the 20th century - Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra (re-arranged for from string sextet) and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Come and experience the joy of ablution and rebirth.

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