The masterpiece Also sprach Zarathustra contains the world's most famous intro – immortalized by, among others, Stanley Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Thus Spoke Zarathustra is composed "freely after Nietzsche" by Strauss.

Main series

Thursday 21. August 2025 at 19:30
Fartein Valen, Stavanger konserthus

Program

Johan Svendsen: Carnival in Paris
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Richard Strauss: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Also Sprach Zarathustra)

Contributors

Andris Poga, conductor
Johan Dalene, violin