Beethoven / Tschaikowski
Ludwig van Beethoven
4. Piano Concerto in G major op. 58
Pjotr Tschaikowski
Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64
Introduction 45 min before the performance.
The Philharmonic Concerts are supported by Evelyn and Herbert Axelrod
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Beethoven / Tschaikowski
Abstract
Beethoven / Tschaikowski
Hélène Grimaud is one of the most brilliant contemporary pianists and a fascinating versatile artist. She will perform in the Zurich Opera House together with the General Musical Director Fabio Luisi and the Philharmonia Zurich, and on tour with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concert. It is the most delicate and balanced among Beethoven's piano concerts. With his lyrical character and the surprising harmonic twists, the work composed in 1805 seems almost romantic.
The Fifth Symphony of Pyotr Tchaikovsky from 1888 also arises with lyrical sounds. But the driving force is a pressing unrest, which is often the case with Tchaikovsky. The delicate initial motive soon turns out to be a threatening «destiny» which connects the four movements of the symphony and goes through it programmatically.