Yuja Wang & Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Ravel's Piano Concerto

Date & Time

Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

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... Read full text

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Musicians

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Yuja Wang	Piano, Leader
José Maria Blumsenschein	Concertmaster, Leader

Program

Concerto in E-flat major 'Dumbarton Oaks'	Igor Stravinsky
Piano Concerto in G major	Maurice Ravel
Andante moderato	Johannes Brahms
Toccata: Vif	Maurice Ravel
Le tombeau de Couperin, suite for orchestra	Maurice Ravel
Jazz suite	Tsfasman
Danzón 2	Márquez

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