The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Friday 03 October 2025 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Ortiz, Gabriela (b. 1964) | Clara | |
| Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849) | Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op.67 |
Performers
| Nil Venditti | Conductor |
| Boris Giltburg | Piano |
| Royal Northern Sinfonia |
It’s obvious that every piece of music had a first performance. But at the same time some pieces just seem to have been around forever, and it’s hard to imagine the excitement that must have surrounded their first-ever outing. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (you know it: da da da daaaa) would likely have been pretty shocking for its first audience. Music that was this radical, this unrelenting, this euphoric, just hadn’t been heard before. There’s no one like the charismatic Nil Venditti to make it seem like new either.
Tickets £22.50 - £50.50
Priority booking for existing package bookers and members is now open
Book a package for the first time from 12pm on Thursday 15 May
All tickets available at 12pm on Saturday 17 May
