The "George Enescu" Philharmonic announces that on Monday, June 7th, at 12.00, tickets will go on sale for the symphonic concert with the public on Thursday, June 17th and Friday, June 18th, 2021, in which the "George Enescu" Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Horia Andreescu. The program of the concert on June 17 and 18 consists of Symphony no. 48, in C major by Joseph Haydn and Symphony no. 2, in C major, op. 61 by Robert Schumann.

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), a friend of Mozart and a professor of Beethoven, marked Viennese musical classicism. He became one of the most prolific composers of all time, often being called the father of the symphony because he developed the genre into a superior form. Symphony no. 48 is nicknamed Maria Theresia, because it was composed during a visit of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1773.

Symphony no. 2 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) is "a musical gem, which the conductor Sergiu Celibidache considers to be the most symphonic of his creations, with one of the most beautiful adagios ever composed. Both Maria Theresia de Haydn and Schumann's Symphony No. 2 are unjustly forgotten works that deserve to be highlighted. I am glad to do this together with the George Enescu Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra ", says the conductor Horia Andreescu.

For the new concerts with the public scheduled until the end of the season, the capacity of the Romanian Athenaeum Hall can be occupied in proportion of 50%. "I am happy that the audience returns to the hall of the Romanian Athenaeum. The musicians need the audience, the energy of the music lovers, which they will feel live. We cannot live without the audience in the hall", underlines the maestro Horia Andreescu.

Symphonic concert WITH AUDIENCE

Thursday, June 17th and Friday, June 18th, 19.00, Great Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum

"George Enescu" Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

HORIA ANDREESCU

Schedule

Joseph Haydn

Symphony no. 48, in C major

Robert Schumann

Symphony no. 2, in C major, op. 61

Ticket prices: Category I: 110Category II: 100 leiTickets for the four concerts are on sale on the institution's website

Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic , approximately 350 tickets are on sale for each concert, the Great Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum being occupied in proportion of 50 percent of capacity.

Tickets can be purchased as follows:

- From the Ticket Office of the Romanian Athenaeum

Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 - 19:00. Payment only in cash

- Online, accessing the website www.fge.org.ro - "Calendar" section. Please note that once the online booking process has started, the seats will be blocked for 30 minutes. The maximum number of tickets that can be purchased in an online session is six tickets. In order to support the activity of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic, the payment processor does not charge at this concert the commission of 5% of the ticket value.

Tickets once purchased are only refundable under the conditions provided by law. The concerts scheduled for the 2020-2021 season involve compliance with all safety measures to prevent contamination with the new SARS-CoV-2.

Entry to the concerts organized in the Great Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum is allowed until 18.50 and the public is asked to strictly respect the rules imposed by protection and distance.