Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Ruy Blas overture, Op.95 | |
| Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Symphony no. 3 in F major, Op.90 |
Performers
| Karl-Heinz Steffens | Conductor |
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| David Fray | Piano |
Performed by superlative pianist David Fray, Schumann’s evergreen Piano Concerto was premièred by the composer’s wife, Clara, on New Year’s Day 1846. A lifelong friend of Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms wrote his Third Symphony during a summer spent holidaying on the Rhine. Playing through her two-piano version, Clara wrote to Brahms: ‘All the movements seem to be of one piece, one beat of the heart.’
