Alan Gilbert is not only a conductor, but is also a trained violinist – and it is in this role that we hear him in this this Late Night in György Ligeti’s Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano. His chamber music partners are pianist Kirill Gerstein and Philharmoniker principal horn Stefan Dohr. The work is an homage to Johannes Brahms and his Horn Trio. Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano quintet, which radiates the joy of playing together, and two wind quintets by György Ligeti and György Kurtág complete the programme of this Late Night.
Alan Gilbert violin
Kirill Gerstein piano
Stefan Dohr french horn
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
György Ligeti
Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
György Kurtág
Wind Quintet, op. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet in E flat major for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, op. 16
György Ligeti
Trio for violin, horn and piano