The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra concerts on November 27 and 28, conducted by principal conductor Gabriel Bebeșelea and featuring cellist Jaemin Han as soloist, will mark Romania’s National Day with a program dedicated to the great composer George Enescu.

The program also commemorates 70 years since the composer left us with only his music. The evenings will open with orchestral moments from the opera Oedipe, in the year marking a century since the first performance of the 1925 version. The program continues with Symphonie concertante in B minor for cello and orchestra, Op. 8, by George Enescu, and Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, by Antonín Dvořák.

The soloist of the concerts is cellist Jaemin Han, the youngest winner in the history of the George Enescu International Competition.

Tickets are available at www.oveit.com  and the full schedule of the 2024–2025 season can be viewed here: https://filarmonicaenescu.ro/ro/evenimente.

Gabriel Bebeșelea is the principal conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic. He has recorded, together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, a world-premiere CD featuring Pastorale-Fantaisie pour petite orchestre and the oratorio Strigoii by George Enescu. The CD was released by Capriccio in September 2018. His collaborations include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Orchestre National de Lille, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Ulster Orchestra Belfast, and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava.

In 2021, cellist Jaemin Han became the youngest winner in the history of the George Enescu International Competition. He has also won prizes at the Geneva International Music Competition and the ISANGYUN Competition. Han has performed with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the Seoul Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, the Rotterdam, Tokyo, and Luxembourg Philharmonics, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

As a century has passed since the first performance of the 1925 version of Enescu’s monumental opera Oedipe, the concerts will open with two orchestral excerpts: the Interlude from Act II and the Shepherd’s Dance.

The program continues with the Symphonie concertante in B minor for cello and orchestra, Op. 8, by George Enescu—the only concertante work the composer included in his official opus catalog.

Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, was composed at the request of Vienna Philharmonic conductor Hans Richter. The piece marks Dvořák’s artistic maturity and stands among his major orchestral works. It is distinguished by lyrical melodies, vibrant rhythms, thematic richness, and a full, colorful sound. The work radiates optimism, light, and vitality—an homage to nature and the Slavic spirit.
The four movements—Allegro non tanto, Adagio, Scherzo (Furiant), and Allegro con spirito—blend classical thematic clarity, introspective lyricism, and Czech folk rhythms, confirming both the Central European Romantic tradition and the originality of the composer’s national voice.

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