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Brahms Piano Concerto

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Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 19:00
Such a powerful piano concerto had not been heard before. When Johannes Brahms premiered his First Piano Concerto in 1859, the audience was thrilled. Few knew how many years he had struggled to complete it. Initially, he wanted to write a sonata for two pianos, but that failed. Then he reworked his ideas for an orchestra, but he was still not satisfied. Finally, the saving idea came to him: to combine the orchestra and piano. Today, the piece is considered... Read full text

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Musicians

Emmanuel TjeknavorianConductor
Francesco PiemontesiPiano
Dresdner Philharmonie

Program

Johannes BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Sergei ProkofievSuite from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"
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