Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - A Hero's Life
Plus Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm
Andrew Litton: Conductor
Christian Ihle Hadland: Piano
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
DELIUS
On the Mountains
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor
STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben (‘A Hero’s life’)
For his orchestral rollercoaster ride ‘A Hero’s Life’, Richard Strauss cast around for a heroic figure to depict, and settled on someone pretty close to home – himself. This excitable musical autobiography brims with panache but matures to a place of noble reflection.
If Strauss’s piece is a humbling glimpse of life’s journey, so too is Beethoven’s third Piano Concerto, created during the agonising early stages of his deafness but resounding nonetheless in its own heroism and defiance.
The Pre-concert talk is free to all ticket holders of this concert and will take place in The Barbour Room at 6.30pm.
Part of Classical Season 2012/13
Music Director Thomas Zehetmair is to conduct the symphonies of Brahms and Schumann with Northern Sinfonia, Orchestra of The Sage Gateshead. Known for stylistic excellence, meticulous precision and intimate understanding Zehetmair and Northern Sinfonia’s interpretation of these greats will...