Rudolf Buch­binder Sächs­ische Staats­kapelle Dresden

Rudolf Buchbinder / Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

»In his piano concertos, Mozart appeared as the musician he really wanted to be.« Rudolf Buchbinder is convinced of this – and he would know, because the grand seigneur of the piano knows the works of the Viennese classics like no other. In these masterpieces, all of which Mozart composed for himself, we encounter »a musician who trusted his own freedom«, says the Austrian Buchbinder, who himself was taught at the Vienna Academy of Music from the age of five. Mozart has accompanied him his whole life. With ProArte, Buchbinder performs six piano concertos over two evenings with his characteristic attention to even the smallest musical detail, conducting the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden from the piano – in true Mozartian style.

Rudolf Buchbinder / Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

»In his piano concertos, Mozart appeared as the musician he really wanted to be.« Rudolf Buchbinder is convinced of this – and he would know, because the grand seigneur of the piano knows the works of the Viennese classics like no other. In these masterpieces, all of which Mozart composed for himself, we encounter »a musician who trusted his own freedom«, says the Austrian Buchbinder, who himself was taught at the Vienna Academy of Music from the age of five. Mozart has accompanied him his whole life. With ProArte, Buchbinder performs six piano concertos over two evenings with his characteristic attention to even the smallest musical detail, conducting the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden from the piano – in true Mozartian style.

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Tugan Sokhiev

After the captivating command of Sol Gabetta in Shostakovich, Tugan Sokhiev turns to Bruckner’s spellbinding Seventh Symphony, whose unique lyrical charm is in the best of hands with the Dresden Staatskapelle.

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Sol Gabetta / Tugan Sokhiev

What do Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony have in common? That’s right: they both have the catalogue number 107 and – and this is the real point – the cello can be heard at the beginning. One could assume that the similarities end here. While Bruckner focusses on long melodic lines and vocal arches, Shostakovich is much more rhythmic. Nevertheless, both composers pursue the same goal: the expression of the greatest and most intense emotions. With Tugan Sokhiev and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, they are in the best of hands. With its unique sound – Herbert von Karajan compared it to the »lustre of old gold« – the venerable orchestra puts the two sound monoliths at the Elbphilharmonie in the perfect acoustic light. Star cellist Sol Gabetta provides the right pitch on the cello.

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Lang Lang / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

Please note: Unfortunately, Christian Thielemann is unable to conduct the concert due to illness. Thankfully, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has agreed to conduct the concert at short notice. Due to the change in the line-up, the programme for the second half of the concert will also change. The tickets remain valid.

Elim Chan & Rudolf Buchbinder

Long live the classics! Rudolf Buchbinder, the grandseigneur of the piano and a welcome guest at the BRSO, will play Mozart’s C minor Piano Concerto of 1786. The gloomy, ominous opening is unusual for Mozart’s concertos; and even if a more relaxed, almost cheerful mood reigns in the Larghetto, the final set of variations returns us to the wind-swept C minor atmosphere. Elim Chan, a conductor born in Hong Kong, will open the concert with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, a paean to the ideal of liberty and revolt against political suppression. Rounding off the evening is a piece never before played in Munich by the BRSO: Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony.

Elim Chan & Rudolf Buchbinder

Long live the classics! Rudolf Buchbinder, the grandseigneur of the piano and a welcome guest at the BRSO, will play Mozart’s C minor Piano Concerto of 1786. The gloomy, ominous opening is unusual for Mozart’s concertos; and even if a more relaxed, almost cheerful mood reigns in the Larghetto, the final set of variations returns us to the wind-swept C minor atmosphere. Elim Chan, a conductor born in Hong Kong, will open the concert with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, a paean to the ideal of liberty and revolt against political suppression. Rounding off the evening is a piece never before played in Munich by the BRSO: Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony.

Daniele Gatti and Staatskapelle Dresden: Schumann

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!

Kammermusikaustausch mit der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden

Rudolf Buchbinder, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider & Gautier Capuçon