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Music as the elixir of life
Exciting encounter in Frankfurt: when Karina Canellakis and Anne-Sophie Mutter go on tour together for the first time, the musical sparks will fly. ‘I've often attended her concerts, she's a great musician,’ says the top violinist about the American conductor. And about herself: ‘If you want to get to know me, you have to experience me on stage!’ Separating her life from music? Impossible. Her credo: classical music belongs in everyday life, in the centre of society. She would have got on well with Pyotr Tchaikovsky on this point. Music was his refuge and elixir of life. His grandiose violin concerto was composed in difficult times and became his lifesaver: ‘In such a state of mind, creation completely loses the character of work; it is pure bliss!’ This can only be accompanied by a similarly important work: With Ludwig van Beethoven's groundbreaking Seventh Symphony, the renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis have just the right composition for the occasion. (Pro Arte Frankfurt)