December 8, 2019 | Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow Performing Arts Center
Beethoven-250 Subscription Series
Soloist – Saleem Ashkar, piano (Israel)
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Beethoven. Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra in C minor, Op.37
Beethoven. Concerto No. 4 for piano and orchestra in G Major, Op.58
The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia starts the Beethoven Subscription Series dedicated to the 250th birthday anniversary of the composer. The attention of Vladimir Spivakov and the NPR to the works of the last Viennese classic, however, is not only due to the jubilee date - his compositions comprise a significant part of the maestro’s and the collective’s permanent repertoire. Though Beethoven is one of the most performed composers in history, his legacy cannot be called fully explored, and nowadays musicians do not discard attempts to revise the scores of the musical colossus. Read more...