Grieg Brahms
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Introduction 45 min before the performance.
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Grieg Brahms
Abstract
Grieg Brahms
Johannes Brahms only achieved his breakthrough as a symphonist late in life. After years of struggling with the form of the symphony, which Ludwig van Beethoven had apparently moulded to perfection, he published his Symphony No. 1 in C minor at the age of 43, which is now part of the core of the Romantic concert repertoire. Our General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, who has a particular fondness for the works of Johannes Brahms, will conduct Brahms' «First» in the 3rd Philharmonic Concert. He has also invited Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski as a soloist, with whom he recently performed very successfully at London's Barbican Hall. Trpčeski will play the Piano Concerto in A minor by the Norwegian Brahms contemporary Edvard Grieg.
Biographies
Gianandrea Noseda, Music Direction
Gianandrea Noseda
Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Opernhaus Zurich since the 2021/22 season. He is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D. C.) and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 he became the founding Music Director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in the village of Tsinandali, Georgia. Noseda’s leadership as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007–2018 transformed the opera house resulting in internationally acclaimed productions, tours, and recordings. Noseda has conducted the most important international orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Concergetbouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic), opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg and Verbier). He has had significant roles at the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Victor de Sabata Chair), Rotterdam Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor) and Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). Gianandrea Noseda’s discography comprises more than 70 CDs; notable among them is the «Musica Italiana» Project, in which Noseda documents neglected Italian repertoire of the 20th century. Born in Milan, Noseda holds the honor of Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. He was honored as Musical America’s Conductor of the Year in 2015 and named Conductor of the Year by the International Opera Awards in 2016.
Simon Trpčeski, Piano
Simon Trpčeski
Simon Trpčeski wurde 1979 in Mazedonien geboren und studierte an der St.-Cyrill-und-Method-Universität in Skopje. Von 2001 bis 2003 war er «BBC Young Artist». Er musiziert seither mit Orchestern wie dem London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, der Dresdner Philharmonie, dem Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich sowie den Orchestern von Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle und Baltimore. Ausserdem trat er in Seoul, Hongkong, Sydney, Melbourne und in Neuseeland auf. Seine langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit dem Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra brachte eine umfangreiche Diskografie hervor. Seit seinem Debüt in der Wigmore Hall 2001 ist er dort regelmässiger Gast und spielte 2018 zwei Konzerte, die auf «Wigmore Live» veröffentlicht wurden. 2022 begann er eine Konzertreihe mit dem Geiger Maxim Vengerov: Gemeinsam traten sie im Barbican in London, in der Carnegie Hall in New York und in der Pariser Philharmonie auf. Aktuell ist Simon Trpčeski «Artist in Residence» beim Royal Scottish National Orchestra und dem Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Er setzt sich auch für die Stärkung des kulturellen Images seiner Heimat Mazedonien ein. Sein Kammermusikprojekt «Makedonissimo» bringt dem Publikum die reichen traditionellen mazedonischen Volkswurzeln näher. Jüngst entstanden Zusammenarbeiten mit dem Tonkünstler-Orchester und Yutaka Sado im Wiener Musikverein. Mit der besonderen Unterstützung von KulturOp – Mazedoniens führender Kultur- und Kunstorganisation – fördert Simon Trpčeski ausserdem die nächste Generation von Künstler:innen des Landes.