Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) | Parsifal: Prelude, Act 1 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58 | |
| Tippett, Michael (1905-1998) | Symphony no. 2 |
Performers
| Edward Gardner | Conductor |
| Seong-Jin Cho | Piano |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven's poetic Fourth Piano Concerto.
You can’t keep inspiration down. Michael Tippett heard the chugging of a steamboat on a Swiss lake, and his Second Symphony burst into vibrant, bustling life. Wagner wrestled with faith and philosophy, and created music that seems to hover, glowing, in mid-air. And Ludwig van Beethoven sat down at the piano and drew music out of silence: a piano concerto more poetic, and more personal, than he’d ever created before. And with Seong-Jin Cho – a pianist making waves globally since winning the Chopin Competition – joining forces with Edward Gardner, they are sure to strike sparks off each other.