Hélène Grimaud

Date & Time

Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 20:00

Venue

Immer wieder kehrt Hélène Grimaud zu Brahms erstem Klavierkonzert zurück: die schwelende Leidenschaft, die Virtuosität und emotionale Tiefe des Werks regen zu stets neuen Erkundungen an. An ihrer Seite: die exquisit musizierende Camerata Salzburg.Lieben Sie Brahms? Hélène Grimaud tut es auf jeden Fall, vor allem sein 1. Klavierkonzert. Es gehört zu ihren Paradestücken – die Vielschichtigkeit, die schwelende Leidenschaft, die Virtuosität und emotionale Tiefe des Werks regen zu immer wieder neuen Erkundungen an. Für die französische Ausnahmepianistin bedeutet das Wohlfühlfaktor... Read full text

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Musicians

Hélène Grimaud	Piano
Camerata Salzburg	Ensemble
Giovanni Guzzo	Violin, Conductor

Program

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 d-Moll op. 15	Johannes Brahms
Serenade D-Dur op. 11 für großes Orchester	Johannes Brahms

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