january, 2025

26jan15:00London, UK - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Berg, Beethoven, Stravinsky15:00 Royal Festival Hall

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Event Details

Paul Lewis Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

VENUE PROGRAMME NOTE:
Music thrives on change: for centuries, great composers have channelled the spirit of their age into music that shocked some and gripped others – but has never lost its power to thrill. Stravinsky’s taboo-smashing ballet provides the final blast tonight, as Vasily Petrenko conducts this explosive opening concert of the RPO’s new series. But first he explores the rich, strange and sometimes violent new sounds that Alban Berg created in the Vienna of Klimt and Mahler. And he is joined by the superb British pianist Paul Lewis in a masterpiece that broke all the rules and still sounds just as exciting today as when it was premiered. It’s the concerto they call the ‘Emperor’: daring, majestic and filled from beginning to end with the irrepressible genius of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Time

(Sunday) 15:00

Location

Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX

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