Urbana, IL USA – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Berlioz, Beethoven, Sibelius

Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

PROGRAMME
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1
Sibelius: Symphony No.2

RPO NOTE
The stirring power of the ensemble will be on full display in performances of Shostakovich’s deeply personal and heroic 10th Symphony as well as Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict Overture. The musicians’ talents take centre stage as they perform Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto, selecting British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor—who returns to Wisconsin after his hailed solo recital in Shannon Hall last season—as their pianist on this tour.