We turn from what has been.
When the world grows unsettled, we turn toward what lifts us—not to forget, but to hold on to what makes us human, and to preserve the force of life itself. It is no coincidence that art and culture form part of our collective resilience: they remind us who we are, and give us strength against what wears us down.
'The Force of Life' is about music that insists on energy, presence, and imagination—even in times of unrest. About moments where beauty, humour, and interplay become a counterforce to what weighs upon us.
At the heart of the evening is Ernő Dohnányi’s Sextet in C major, written between two wars. The work draws on echoes of Gustav Mahler and Johannes Brahms, while also reaching toward Hungarian traditions and the pulse of jazz. Around it, we weave a fabric of musical threads—leading us out into the May night with a renewed sense of belief.
Tuesday 5 May, 7pm
University Aula
Program
Ernő Dohnányi
Sextet in C major, Op. 37 for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn
Rest of the program will be announced later
Performer
Musicians of the orchestra
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