Inspirations: Strauss and Beethoen

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Davies, Tansy	Concerto for four horns and orchestra, "Forest" (London premiere)
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)	Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30

Performers

Esa-Pekka Salonen	Conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre-Laurent Aimard	Piano
Katy Woolley	French horn
Nigel Black	French horn
Richard Watkins	French horn
Michael Thompson	French horn

A programme of extraordinary musical invention: Beethoven’s heroic ‘Emperor’ Concerto flows from the imperial majesty of its three opening orchestral chords and interspersed bubbling piano lines; while Strauss’ Nietzsche-inspired Also sprach Zarathustra climbs ever-upward from its spell-binding beginning. Alongside, the rhythmically driving, jumping, iridescent sound-world of Tansy Davies.

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