Sir Simon Rattle
Charity concert in favour of SZ Gute Werke e. V.
Saturday
16
November 2024
7:00 pm
Munich, Gasteig HP8, Isarphilharmonie
Introduction: 7:45 pm
Special concert
Programme
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
Interval
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
Seong-Jin Cho
piano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Information about the programme
Sir Simon Rattle will once again conduct the BRSO in this year’s SZ Benefit Concert. Joining the orchestra and its Chief Conductor at this traditional event will be Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho, one of the new international stars of classical music. A Berliner by choice, his playing achieves a natural balance between energy and virtuosity. He is a “perfect match” for Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto, in which the composer assigned the soloist a new role (in contrast to the failed First): he holds the reins and initiates the musical narrative, is almost always active, dialogues with the orchestra, and drives the action forward.
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