Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon
Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"! This masterpiece will be performed by the Classical Philharmonic Bonn with a large string ensemble – an unforgettable highlight of the concert!