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Igor Levit. Iván Fischer. Budapest Festival Orchestra Alle Prokofjew-Klavierkonzerte I

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Tue, Mar 25, 2025, 20:00
Over three consecutive days, Igor Levit performs all five of Sergei Prokofiev's brilliant piano concertos, spanning the young composer's boundless creativity to his mature mastery. He's accompanied by the Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Iván Fischer. Prokofiev's first concerto features rhythmic agility and sharp percussion. Alongside this and the fifth concerto, they perform the "Symphony of the Greatness of the Human Spirit", whose 1945 premiere coincided with the Red Army's victory announcement. Levit also revisits Prokofiev's second concerto after a decade. A pre-concert talk with Levit and Anselm Cybinski takes place at 7 pm.

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Keywords: Musikfestival, Symphony Concert

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Igor LevitPiano
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván FischerDirector

Program

Sergei ProkofievKlavierkonzert Nr. 1 Des-Dur op. 10
Sergei ProkofievKlavierkonzert Nr. 5 G-Dur op. 55
Sergei ProkofievSinfonie Nr. 5 B-Dur op. 100
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