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

$Sir Simon Rattle © BR\Astrid Ackermann$

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.