Programme
- Concert Românesc(12 mins)
- Violin Concerto(27 mins)
- interval
- Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major(25 mins)
- Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’(31 mins)
Performers
- Isabelle Faustviolin
- Alexander Melnikovpiano
- François‐Xavier Rothconductor
Composers
About This Event
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, François-Xavier Roth’s award-winning orchestra Les Siècles presents music from sonic pioneer György Ligeti alongside two late works by Mozart – pieces separated by two centuries, but united by the spirit of revolution. Unperformed until 1971, Ligeti’s vibrant Concert Românesc (‘Romanian Concerto’) is a light-footed celebration of Romanian folk music – real and invented. His Violin Concerto – performed here with German soloist Isabelle Faust – is one of the most original of any age, while Mozart’s final symphony, the ‘Jupiter’, with its astonishing finale, is the last word on the genre from a master innovator. Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 23.
Image: Isabelle Faust © Felix Broede