Emperor’s Concerto

After performing Beethoven’s full-length Piano and Violin Sonatas with Isabelle Faust to vigorous critical acclaim, Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov dives into the German composer’s final Piano and Orchestra Concerto with the Gulbenkian Orchestra. Beethoven’s revolutionary creation, which would go on to set a new standard, appears in this programme, conducted by Hannu Lintu, in the company of Hindemith’s symphony Mathis der Maler, based on the opera of the same name dedicated to questioning the role of the artist in society.

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