“Roots” Season
Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra

Concert No. 5 – Viking Roots

Henrik Schaefer
Director

Günter Haumer
Baritone

PROGRAM

BREAKING WAVES OP.19

HELENA MUNKTELL (1852 – 1919) – DURATION: 11 MINUTES (APPROX.)

RÜCKERT SONG

GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 – 1911) – DURATION: 18 MINUTES (APPROX.)

I. Don't look into my songs

II: I breathed in a soft scent

III. Do you love for beauty?

IV. At midnight

V. I have been lost to the world

Intermediate

SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN B MINOR “UNFINISHED”

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1818) – DURATION: 25 MINUTES (APPROX.)

I. Allegro moderato

II. Walking on a motorcycle

TO MUSIC D.547

FRANX SCHUBERT (1797 – 1818) – DURATION: 3 MINUTES (APPROX.)

INTERACT NO. 1 ROSAMUNDA D.797

FRANX SCHUBERT (1797 – 1818) – DURATION: 11 MINUTES (APPROX.)

Learn the lyrics of the songs from this concert

THE DIRECTOR
HENRIK SHAEFER

Born in Bochum, Germany, Henrik Schaefer returns to Medellín, a city that has welcomed him with open arms and an orchestra willing to connect with his experience and artistic sensibility. His bond with the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra, Filarmed, has strengthened over the years, especially since his performance in 2022, when he conducted a concert that included the world premiere of Flight of birds, a work by Colombian composer Natalia Valencia Zuluaga. That evening, marked by the connection between contemporary repertoire and a deep commitment to the natural environment, left a lasting impression on both audience and musicians.

Schaefer began his musical training as a violist and, at just 22 years old, joined the Berlin Philharmonic, becoming one of its youngest members. Under the baton of Claudio Abbado, he began his transition to conducting, working as an assistant on major opera productions such as Tristan and Isolde, Parsifal and FalstaffSince then, he has built a career recognized for his versatility and interpretive depth, combining traditional symphonic repertoire with lesser-known works of Scandinavian Romanticism and contemporary creations.

Henrik Schaefer is Music Director of the Stockholm Folkoperan and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Danish Philharmonic Orchestra. As a guest conductor, he regularly conducts orchestras around the world, including the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in Japan, the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra in Brazil, the Copenhagen Philharmonic in Denmark, and numerous theaters in Germany and Austria.
He is also committed to developing new talent through his role as a professor of orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.

In Colombia, in addition to his connection with Filarmed, he has conducted the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra on numerous occasions, for example in 2017 during its 50th anniversary concert, and has led multiple concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra. However, it is Medellín that has built a special relationship with him—where his return means more than a performance: it is a reunion with an orchestra and audience that deeply value his talent and unique approach to music-making.

“Music by female composers is very important in Sweden. I chose a work by Helena Munktell because very few people in Colombia would have heard of her. Her piece describes the waves of the ocean. Sweden is situated between two oceans, just like Colombia.” Henrik Schaefer.

THE BARITONE
GÜNTER HAUMER

Gunter Haumer is an Austrian baritone born in Vienna, renowned for his versatility in opera and concert repertoire. He began his musical training on clarinet and piano at the University of Music and Drama in Vienna, where he later studied singing, complementing his education at the Royal College of Music in London.

Since 2012, she has been part of the permanent cast of the Vienna Volksoper and has played leading roles in productions of Don Giovanni, The Traviata, So much for everything and The Fledermaus, among others. His career has taken him to stages in Europe and Latin America, including Bogotá's Teatro Mayor.

Haumer has collaborated with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Christian Thielemann, and Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and has participated in festivals such as the Bayreuther Festspiele and the Oude Muziek Festival in Utrecht. He is also recognized for his interpretation of of lieder and has recorded works by Richard Strauss with pianist Roger Vignoles.

Currently, he combines his artistic career with teaching at the University of Music and Drama in Vienna.

Read the full interview with the conductor and baritone

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Season Concert No. 6 – The 4 seasons: 300 years

Director: Alexis Cárdenas (Venezuela)

Tiplista: Lucas Saboya (Colombia)

Four and harp: Gabriel Borrero (Venezuela)

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The Four Seasons: 300 Years is a masterpiece of Baroque music, and one of the first instrumental attempts at so-called "program music," in which music "paints" stories, landscapes, and situations. In this case, the moods and temperaments of each season are evoked by a virtuoso solo violin. This concert takes this root of program music and reinvents it with Afro-Latin idioms, bringing it closer to our own moods and temperaments. For this concert, we will feature renowned Venezuelan soloist Alexis Cárdenas, in a dual role as soloist and conductor.

Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra

Alberto Correa – Director Emeritus

Tami Daniel Rueda-Blanco – Associate Director *

VIOLINS I

Gonzalo Ospina (concertmaster) F

Allison Lovera (guest concertmaster) M

Ana María López

(assistant concertmaster) F

Isabel Cristina Arango F

Cristian Cardona F

Juan Andrés Rodríguez F

Gabriela Gisel Rosas F

Juan Sebastián Rivera F

Juan Rodrigo Velásquez F

Marisol Rincón F

Andrés Mostajo M

VIOLINS II

Luisa Morales (main) F

Jhon Mario Trujillo (assistant) F

Camilo Martínez F

David Hoyos F

Herman Aguirre F

Brainer García F

Rafael Sierra F

Daniel Franco M

VIOLAS

David Merchán (principal) F

Ana María Rojas (assistant) F

Edison Acosta F

Harlen Cano F

Jason Montoya F

Bernardo Hoyos F

Yisel Melisa Cano F

CELLOS

Karen Londoño (main) F

Sergio González F

Fredy Navarro F

Juan Henao F

Sergio Rivera F

Juan David Orozco F

DOUBLE BASSES

Ilko Rusev (main) F

Cristian Jaramillo (assistant) F

Juan Guillermo Álvarez F

Victor Henao F

Deivy Guerra F

FLUTES

Elizabeth Osorio (principal) F

Fernando Martínez (assistant) F

Alejandra Marín F

OBOES

Jaime Martínez (main) F

Cristian Cárdenas F

Henry Lance F

CLARINETS

Laura Payome (main) F

Felipe Jiménez (assistant) F

Halmar Múnera (bass clarinet) F

BASSOONS

David Felipe Reyes (main manager) F

Sebastián Castellanos (assistant) F

Roberto Soto F

HORNS

Esteban Avendaño (main) F

Jairo Restrepo (assistant) F

Juan Diego Bobadilla I

Marisol López F

Rodrigo Loaiza F

Sebastián Candamil M

TRUMPETS

Frank Londoño (main) F

Ramón Paniagua (assistant) F

Saúl Morales F

Jorge Nilton Durango M

TROMBONES

Vladimir Hurtado (main) F

Libardo Ospina (assistant) F

David Arboleda (bass trombone) F

TUBA

Gustavo Restrepo F

PERCUSSION

Daniel Mejia (principal) F

Santiago Preciado (assistant) F

Jhon Fredy Rojas F

Miguel García F

HARP

Diana Arias M

F Filarmed Musician

I Iberoacademy Musician

M Guest Musician

* The associate director is a position sponsored by the Fraternidad Medellín Foundation

Overture Club

Anonymous

Anonymous

Appoggiatura

Anonymous

RI

Jorge Adolfo Arango Montoya

Juan Guillermo Jaramillo

Piedad Aguirre and Sergio Restrepo

Olga Lucía Toro

Andrés Restrepo Isaza

Rafael Martínez Bravo

María Stella Gómez de Sanín

Adriana Herrera

Laura Jaramillo

Carolynn and Rick Johnson

Scott Wright

Board of directors

Ricardo Jaramillo Mejía - President

Advice

Cecilia María Vélez White

Juan Sebastián Jaramillo Sepúlveda

Juan Antonio Cuellar

Carlos Eduardo Mesa Mesa

Diego Mantilla Ortiz

Ana Cristina Abad Restrepo

Administrative group

María Catalina Prieto Vásquez – Executive Director

Elizabeth Castañeda Osorio

Wendy Paola Cadena Carreño

Veronica Mesa Mendoza

Sebastián Murillo Murillo

Angie Estefani González Sepúlveda

Alba Luz Jiménez Gaviria

Juan Carlos García Posada

Marlen Johanna Galeano Gil

Juanita Eslava Mejia

Claudia García Giraldo

Juan Felipe Vélez Agudelo

Sara Garcia Arango

Lina González Ramírez

José Alexander Hincapié Duque

Renso Humberto Hincapié Duque

Nicolás David Hincapié Duque

Santiago Molina Lopez

Alejandro Bolívar Correa

Juan Manuel Chavarría Quintero

Andrés Felipe Tabares Mayorga

Andrés Felipe Palacio Santamaría

Daniela Zapata Restrepo

Gabriela Polanía Rodríguez

Presents
Filarmed Comfama Alliance

Sponsors
Bancolombia – Sura – EPM – MUV Foundation – Miners – Iluma Fraternity Foundation – Corvette

Who Support Us
Ministry of Culture – National Plan for Music for Coexistence – Sounds for Peacebuilding – National Symphonic Music Association – José Gutiérrez Gómez Metropolitan Theater – Medellín Cultural, Medellín City Hall

Acknowledgments
Astor – Piccolo Pizzas – Poblado Plaza Hotels