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Leipzig Gewandhaus

Pianist Kirill Gerstein joins the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Ades.

Concerts from Europe and around the world: the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Ad猫s.

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

The concert incudes Ad猫s' own Piano Concerto, played by Kirill Gerstein, for whom it was written, and also the rarely performed Hunnenschlacht, in which Liszt portrays the battle fought on the 20 June 451 AD, when the Hun armies led by Attila fought a savage battle against a Roman coalition led by Roman General Flavius A毛tius and the Visigothic king Theodoric. According to legend, the battle was so ferocious that the souls of the dead warriors continued their fighting in the sky as they rose to Heaven.

Beethoven: Zur Namensfeier, Op 115
Thomas Ad猫s: Piano Concerto

Interval: J S Bach: Concerto for oboe d鈥檃more, BWV 1055
Caf茅 Zimmermann

Liszt: Hunnenschlacht, S105
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

Concert given in the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany 25/04/2019

Followed by music off disc, including:

Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960
Imogen Cooper, piano

Image Credit: Marco Borggreve

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Oct 2020 19:30

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Overture in C Major, Op.115 'Zur Namensfeier'

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.
  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Piano Concerto

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for oboe d'amore BWV 1055

    Ensemble: Caf茅 Zimmermann.
  • Franz Liszt

    Hunnenschlacht, S.105

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Symphony in Three Movements

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
    • AVIE.
  • Franz Liszt

    Apr猫s une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

    Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Oct 2020 19:30