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Kit Armstrong / Jan Caeyers / Le Concert Olympique

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Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 20:00
Following their successful Elbphilharmonie debut with Sabine Meyer and Mozart’s clarinet concerto, Jan Caeyers and the orchestra he founded, Le Concert Olympique, are returning to the Elbphilharmonie. The renowned Beethoven specialist has set himself a special goal with the »Beethoven 27« project, which will run for several years: With 27 works from the pen of the great composer, he wants to build bridges to the 27 member states of the European Union. The second part of the series can be... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert

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Le Concert Olympique
Kit ArmstrongPiano
Jan CaeyersConductor

Program

Präludium und Fuge B-Dur BWV 890 / aus: Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Band 2Johann Sebastian Bach
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 B-Dur op. 19Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate für Klavier c-Moll op. 13 »Pathétique«Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21Ludwig van Beethoven
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