Hrůša conducts Beethoven and Shostakovich
The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrusa, pianist Jonathan Biss and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor(s):
Jakub Hrůša
Performer(s):
Jonathan Biss, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Pavel Haas Scherzo Triste, Op. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
About this event
'Whirlwinds of danger are raging around us…on with the fight, for the cause of humanity!' Shostakovich’s massive 11th Symphony was inspired by a revolution that failed, and from the roar of the crowds to the thunder of gunfire, it’s never seemed more relevant, or more urgent. Guest conductor Jakub Hrůša understands the power of history, making this a timely and thrilling climax to a concert of contrasts.
Because after all, music doesn’t get much more elegant and exuberant than Beethoven’s sunlit Second Piano Concerto – a young genius out to make a serious splash. Who better to play it than Jonathan Biss, the masterly American pianist who describes Beethoven’s music as 'truly one of the greatest gifts to my life'? Hrůša opens the concert with a rediscovery from Pavel Haas: a burst of jazz-age wit from one of Czech music’s silenced voices.
Venue details
Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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