Kirill Gerstein, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with Beethoven and Schumann Kirill Gerstein, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with Beethoven and Schumann

At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker

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Info

Viennese audiences had never heard anything like it: Beethoven’s First Symphony opens with a chord that still comes as a surprise today. In his first symphony, the composer writes with remarkable confidence and originality. Innovation became Beethoven’s hallmark: every symphony brought surprises, including the Eighth, whose wit repeatedly confounds listeners’ expectations. Between the two Beethoven works, Kirill Gerstein and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, perform Robert Schumann’s only Piano Concerto – combining lyrical introspection with symphonic breadth.

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Artists

Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano

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Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21

Robert Schumann
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54

Kirill Gerstein piano

Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93

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Additional information

Duration ca. 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl. 20 minutes interval)