Athens State Orchestra Season Opening Concert
Overview
For the opening of the 2023-2024 season, the Athens State Orchestra welcomes to the podium an old friend: the outstanding Matthias Foremny, the German conductor who has been a leading light on the classical musical scene for many years and regularly conducts leading European orchestras. Two symphonic suites, one from Kurt Weill’s famous Mahagony and the other from Ravel’s fascinating impressionist ballet Daphnis et Chloé, reveal the unmatched musical riches of the first half of the 20th century. The two demanding piano concertos to be performed by Andrei Gavrilov, one of the most eminent representatives of the Russian piano school, also belong to the same period.
Credits
- piano
Andrei Gavrilov
Athens State Orchestra
- conducted by
Matthias Foremny
Programme
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Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 in B flat major, opus 10
Maurice Ravel: Piano concerto for the left hand in D major
Kurt Weill: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagony, Suite
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
See also
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