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january 2021 14jan7:30 pmPostponedLondon: Barbican Centre - London Symphony Orchestra; Rattle - R. Schumann
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Programme also features: Weill: Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel; Schubert: Symphony No 9, 'The Great'
‘Show me the way to the next whisky Schumann: Piano Concerto Programme also features: Weill: Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel; Schubert: Symphony No 9, ‘The Great’ ‘Show me the way to the next whisky bar …’ Kurt Weill’s gloriously cynical Mahagonny Songspiel is under no illusions about the state of inter-war Germany. But Schubert’s Ninth Symphony opens up vast, sunlit new worlds, and Schumann’s Piano Concerto is pure Romantic poetry, especially in the incomparable hands of Mitsuko Uchida. ‘Schumann gets neglected so easily by the public,’ says Uchida. ‘I love him very much’. And when a pianist as great as she is plays this warm-hearted, remarkably intimate concerto, you’ll feel that love too. It’s an inspired choice of Sir Simon’s to follow it with the boundless energy and vaulting optimism of Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major symphony: a work that Schumann rescued from obscurity, and summed up with the word ‘heavenly’. (Thursday) 7:30 pm Barbican Centre Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS 16jan8:00 pmPostponedFrankfurt: Alte Oper - London Symphony Orchestra; Rattle - R. Schumann
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Programme also features: Weill: Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel; Schubert: Symphony No 9, 'The Great'
‘Show me the way to the next whisky Schumann: Piano Concerto Programme also features: Weill: Mahagonny: Ein Songspiel; Schubert: Symphony No 9, ‘The Great’ ‘Show me the way to the next whisky bar …’ Kurt Weill’s gloriously cynical Mahagonny Songspiel is under no illusions about the state of inter-war Germany. But Schubert’s Ninth Symphony opens up vast, sunlit new worlds, and Schumann’s Piano Concerto is pure Romantic poetry, especially in the incomparable hands of Mitsuko Uchida. ‘Schumann gets neglected so easily by the public,’ says Uchida. ‘I love him very much’. And when a pianist as great as she is plays this warm-hearted, remarkably intimate concerto, you’ll feel that love too. It’s an inspired choice of Sir Simon’s to follow it with the boundless energy and vaulting optimism of Schubert’s ‘Great’ C major symphony: a work that Schumann rescued from obscurity, and summed up with the word ‘heavenly’. (Saturday) 8:00 pm Alte Oper Opernplatz 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
MOZART : PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 18 & 21
Programme also includes: JANÁCEK : MLÁDÍ
MOZART : PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 18 & 21 Programme also includes: JANÁCEK : MLÁDÍ (Sunday) 8:00 pm Festspielhaus Beim Alten Bahnhof 2, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany february 2021 11feb8:00 pmBamberg: Bamberg Symphony, Hrůša; Beethoven Performing with: Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša Conductor
Repertoire:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Programme also includes:
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Venue Note:
Due to the current situation, it is not yet Performing with: Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša Conductor Programme also includes: Venue Note: Due to the current situation, it is not yet certain whether this concert can take place as planned. We will inform you about this as soon as a final decision can be made. Feel free to check back regularly here on our website or on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. »Ludwig van Beethoven, a young musician from Cologne, devoted only to his art, eager to perfect himself in it, to compete with virtuosos and become the first among them.« This is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal once characterised Beethoven, who was an excellent pianist. When Beethoven arrived in Vienna in 1792 he was still a stranger to the city and the pressure of competition was great. Beethoven performed in concerts regularly, seeking to »embarrass the local piano masters«. His First Piano Concerto already is a grand achievement. It begins with a festive march, its Largo is highly atmospheric, and the Rondo finale presents itself as a lively dance. The legendary Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida, whose performances are acclaimed across the globe, will be our soloist. (Thursday) 8:00 pm Bamberg Symphony Mußstr. 1 96047 12feb8:00 pmBamberg: Bamberg Symphony, Hrůša; Beethoven Performing with: Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša Conductor
Repertoire:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Programme also includes:
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Venue Note:
Due to the current situation, it is Performing with: Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša Conductor Programme also includes: Venue Note: Due to the current situation, it is not yet certain whether this concert can take place as planned. We will inform you about this as soon as a final decision can be made. Feel free to check back regularly here on our website or on our Facebook and Instagram accounts. »Ludwig van Beethoven, a young musician from Cologne, devoted only to his art, eager to perfect himself in it, to compete with virtuosos and become the first among them.« This is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal once characterised Beethoven, who was an excellent pianist. When Beethoven arrived in Vienna in 1792 he was still a stranger to the city and the pressure of competition was great. Beethoven performed in concerts regularly, seeking to »embarrass the local piano masters«. His First Piano Concerto already is a grand achievement. It begins with a festive march, its Largo is highly atmospheric, and the Rondo finale presents itself as a lively dance. The legendary Japanese pianist Mitsuko Uchida, whose performances are acclaimed across the globe, will be our soloist. (Friday) 8:00 pm Bamberg Symphony Mußstr. 1 96047 26feb8:15 pmAmsterdam: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Play/Direct - Mozart Performing with: Mahler Chamber Orchestra;
Alexi Kenney, concertmaster and leader
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456
Janáček: Mládí
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 Performing with: Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Programme (Friday) 8:15 pm Het Concertgebouw Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam, NetherlandsEvent Details
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Repertoire:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Bruckner’s Ninth likewise is an impressive musical journey. But the path to the symphony’s composition was a long and difficult one, for following Beethoven’s symphonic legacy, the number nine came to represent an oppressive upper limit. »Those who have written a Ninth were too close to next world,« Arnold Schoenberg later prophesied. Bruckner was truly afraid of the fatal number: »I don’t even want to begin the Ninth, I don’t dare,« he said. But he composed it nevertheless, leaving a three-movement torso behind after his death in 1896. The solemn opening movement is followed by a Scherzo which evokes the »dances of incorporeal beings«. Bruckner characteristically wanted the elegiac Adagio to be understood as a »farewell to life«. According to oral tradition, the deeply religious composer dedicated this monumental, late romantic cosmos to »our dear Lord« – adding: »If he is happy to accept it!«Time
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Repertoire:
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Bruckner’s Ninth likewise is an impressive musical journey. But the path to the symphony’s composition was a long and difficult one, for following Beethoven’s symphonic legacy, the number nine came to represent an oppressive upper limit. »Those who have written a Ninth were too close to next world,« Arnold Schoenberg later prophesied. Bruckner was truly afraid of the fatal number: »I don’t even want to begin the Ninth, I don’t dare,« he said. But he composed it nevertheless, leaving a three-movement torso behind after his death in 1896. The solemn opening movement is followed by a Scherzo which evokes the »dances of incorporeal beings«. Bruckner characteristically wanted the elegiac Adagio to be understood as a »farewell to life«. According to oral tradition, the deeply religious composer dedicated this monumental, late romantic cosmos to »our dear Lord« – adding: »If he is happy to accept it!«Time
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Alexi Kenney, concertmaster and leader
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18, K. 456
Janáček: Mládí
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