Name: Noseda Conducts Shostakovich & Beethoven
Start: 2023-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Organization

Conductor

Gianandrea Noseda

Chorus master

Aidan Oliver

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Simon Trpčeski

Piano

Singer

Bass

Vitalij Kowaljow

London Symphony Orchestra

Others

London Philharmonic Choir

London Symphony Chorus

Orchestra

Noseda Conducts Shostakovich & Beethoven

London

United Kingdom

Barbican Centre

Barbican Concert Hall

Noseda Conducts Shostakovich & Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Op. 73 Beethoven (+1 More)

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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Op. 73

Symphony 13

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Shostakovich boldly addressed human suffering in his Symphony No 13; Beethoven saluted the human spirit in his 'Emperor' Concerto. Gianandrea Noseda conducts them both tonight.

‘No monument stands over Babi Yar / A drop sheer as a coarse gravestone / I am afraid …’ Shostakovich tackles dark episodes of modern history, in a striking Symphony which speaks boldly of victims of tyranny, and the reality of living in fear and intimidation. This is music that burns with rage and aches with sorrow: a strong counterpoint to the grandeur and glory of Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto.

Gianandrea Noseda directs the London Symphony Chorus as well as the Ukrainian bass Vitalij Kowaljow – praised by critics for his ‘gravity and pathos’. First, though, he joins Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski for Beethoven at his most affirmative: and if you’ve never heard Trpčeski play the piano, you’re in for the ride of your life.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Instrumentation

Ensemble