War and Peace III
Fri. 07 December 2018 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
The internationally acclaimed pianist Giorgos-Emmanuel Lazaridis performs Mozart's dramatic Concerto in C minor. After the success of his appearance last season, Frank Beermann returns to the podium to conduct Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony, a work inextricably bound up with the harsh realities of siege of the Soviet city during World War Two. The Symphony employs a disarming musical realism to convey the horrors of war, but also to send out a clear message of peace, freedom and dignity.
19:45 Free introductory speech by Nikos Laaris for ticket holders
Event Programme
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756–1791)
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 24 in C minor, K.491
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906–1975)
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, 'Leningrad'
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Frank Beermann
SOLOIST
Giorgos-Emmanouil Lazaridis, piano
