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Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto

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Wed, May 14, 2025, 19:00
Icelandic Víkingur Ólafsson is currently one of the world's most acclaimed and sought-after pianists. The New York Times coined him ”Iceland's Glenn Gould”, and his recordings are showered with five-star reviews. This season, he is the Artist-in-Residence at Konserthuset Stockholm.Following the success of Bach's Goldberg Variations, which he performed to a full house here at Konserthuset last season, he takes on more of the classical music world’s great Bs – Brahms and Beethoven. A few days before this concert, he... Read full text

Keywords: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Stéphane DenèveConductor
Víkingur ÓlafssonPiano

Program

Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"Ludwig van Beethoven
Penelope Waits from Mythology SymphonyStacy Garrop
Fanfare pour précéder La PériPaul Dukas
La Péri – Poème danséPaul Dukas
Dance of the Seven Veils from SalomeRichard Strauss
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