London Philharmonic Orchestra / Víkingur Ólafsson / Edward Gardner

Date & Time

Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 20:00

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This man is unstoppable! After his fascinating journey around the world with Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Víkingur Ólafsson has set himself a programme of contrasts for this season: solitude and contemplation – a pianist alone with 88 keys in 88 concertos – is followed by big sounds, big orchestras, big emotions. Both piano concertos by Johannes Brahms accompany him and us through this season. The passionate first, which the young Brahms initially conceived as a symphony, kicks off the programme. Accordingly,... Read full text

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Musicians

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Víkingur Ólafsson	Piano
Edward Gardner	Conductor

Program

Raíces	Tania León
Suite from »The Miraculous Mandarin«, Sz 73	Béla Bartók
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15	Johannes Brahms
2. Satz Largo / aus: Konzert für Cembalo, Streicher und Basso Continuo f-Moll BWV 1056	Johann Sebastian Bach
Präludium e-Moll BWV 855 / aus: Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Band 1	Johann Sebastian Bach

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