Grieg Brahms
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Duration 1 H. 45 Min. incl. intermission after approx. 40 Min. Introduction 45 min before the performance.
Past performances
November 2024
23
Nov19.30
Grieg Brahms
3rd Philharmonic Concert, Concert subscription
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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 in Mazedonien geboren und studierte an der St.-Cyrill-und-Method-Universität in Skopje. Seit er vor rund zwanzig Jahren als «BBC New Generation Artist» Teil der internationalen Klassik-Szene wurde, hat er in kürzester Zeit die bedeutendsten Bühnen weltweit erobert. Er hat mit über hundert Orchestern auf vier Kontinenten zusammengearbeitet, darunter das London Symphony Orchestra, das Philharmonia Orchestra, das City of Birmingham Orchestra, das Orchestre National de France, das Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, das Deutsche Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, die Dresdner Philharmonie, das Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, das NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester und das Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. In den USA ist er regelmässig beim Cleveland und beim Philadelphia Orchestra sowie beim Los Angeles und dem New York Philharmonic Orchestra zu Gast. Mit Vassily Petrenko und dem Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra verbindet ihn eine langjährige Beziehung, aus der zahlreiche CD-Aufnahmen hervorgingen. 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. In der Saison 2023/24 war Trpčeski Artist in Residence beim Royal Scottish National Orchestra und dem Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. Als Solist eröffnete er mit einem Rezital die SWR2-Reihe «Internationale Pianisten» in Mainz und spielte Soloabende in Genf, Monte-Carlo, Edinburgh und Glasgow. Ein wichtiges Anliegen für die Verbreitung der mazedonischen Musikkultur ist ihm sein Kammermusikprojekt MAKEDONISSIMO.