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Orchestre de Paris / Lahav Shani

Kirill Gerstein - Beethoven, Tchaïkovski
Symphonic Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 1h38 with 1 intermission

Program

Distribution

Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto pour piano n° 2
Intermission
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski
Symphonie n° 5
Orchestre de Paris
Lahav Shani , conducting
Kirill Gerstein , piano

Like the famous ‘PathétiqueSymphony, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 entrusts the orchestra with the secrets of an anguished and idealistic soul. In counterpoint, the verve of young Beethoven unfolds under the fingers of Kirill Gerstein.

Tchaikovsky was still under the spell of his Hamlet overture-fantasia when, in 1888, he composed his Symphony No.5, both a poem of fate and an intimate vision of his inner torment. Unified by a cyclical theme, the four movements seem to seek serenity through darkness until, in a grandiose Finale, the possibility of consolation in faith bursts forth.

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.2, still Mozart-like in its construction, displays its brio in three movements: the classical dialectic of the Allegro with its spectacular soloist pace; the more contemplative lyricism of the Largo, which contains one of the most sublime melodic inspirations of Beethoven’s early period; and the joyful, youthful verve of the Finale, whose refrain, as legend has it, was composed in a rush the night before the premiere!

Media

Ludwig van Beethoven : Concerto pour piano n° 2 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano et direction)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski : Symphonie n° 5 - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier (direction)
Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

See the venue

Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

To leave after this concert

taxi G7