Concerto Budapest's March concert promises three pivotal masterpieces of the symphonic repertoire, and on top of that, the soloist for the evening will be the prominent Russian conductor and pianist Mikhail Pletnev, who gave a very successful solo recital organised by Concerto Budapest two years ago, before the pandemic broke out. This time, under the skilled baton of Gábor Takács-Nagy, he will play a Beethoven concerto brimming with dramatic twists and turns.
This concert kicks off with another work by Beethoven, the famous and oft-quoted Egmont Overture, which focuses on the figure of the tragic Dutch hero, Count Egmont, whose execution led to an eventually victorious war of independence. The overture itself became a musical symbol of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as well. Following this will be the German composer's third piano concerto, in C minor. Its key alone is enough to convey that we can expect a dramatic, tragic tone similar to tha...t of the Egmont Overture. And indeed, Beethoven's characteristic use of the key of C minor is always full of pathos and often suggests an image of man arguing with God. The soloist for the concert will be the world-famous pianist/conductor Mikhail Pletnev, who founded the Russian National Orchestra in 1990. The music of the master of Bonn occupies a very important place in his repertoire, as he recorded all nine of Beethoven symphonies in 2007.
While the Egmont Overture in the first part articulates the fate of an entire nation, in the second part of the concert it is the storms of personal destiny that we will confront: as with Beethoven's Fifth, the central theme of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony is fate. However, it can also make us think of Bartók the collector of folk music, for the finale of Tchaikovsky's work includes the melody to the Russian folk song "In the Meadow Stood a Little Birch Tree”. This concert featuring unique musical and thematic connections will be conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, who always brings his entire heart and soul to the podium.
Presented by: Concerto Budapest
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