Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Pohjola's Daughter, Op.49 | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Piano Concerto in G minor, Op.33 | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 |
Performers
| Karina Canellakis | Conductor |
| Pierre-Laurent Aimard | Piano |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Exiled from his beloved Hungary, Béla Bartók was lonely, impoverished and critically ill. His response? The mightiest shout of joy in all 20th-century music. His Concerto for Orchestra isn’t just a showpiece for an orchestra at the top of its game; it’s a celebration of the human spirit. It tells a compelling story – just like Sibelius’s musical retelling of an ancient Finnish legend, and Dvořák’s radiant, hugely underrated Piano Concerto: a red-blooded romance for orchestra and a pianist with poetry in their fingers. Pierre-Laurent Aimard loves it; and with Karina Canellakis, winner of the 2016 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, on the podium, this should dance as well as sing.
