Luxembourg Philharmonicfeaturing Alice Sara Ott on piano, conducted by Martin Rajna
The Luxembourg Philharmonic’s guest performance, conducted by its new principal conductor Martin Rajna, spans a range from Beethoven’s concerto – said to draw on the myth of Orpheus – to Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suites – a fitting conclusion that brings the afternoon to a close with radiant intensity.
The Luxembourg Philharmonic’s guest performance, conducted by its new principal conductor Martin Rajna, spans a range from Beethoven’s concerto – said to draw on the myth of Orpheus – to Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suites – a fitting conclusion that brings the afternoon to a close with radiant intensity.
Where musical depth, technical brilliance and interpretative clarity meet, we can expect to be treated to one of those special concert experiences that linger long after the performance has ended. In other words, the kind of experience we can look forward to when Alice Sara Ott performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4. The Munich-based pianist’s playing does not seek to create a superficial effect, but rather to capture the work’s essence: with a keen curiosity about the work and its context, she masterfully shapes every phrase into an expression of poetic depth and tonal precision. The composition’s solo opening was considered revolutionary in its time: transparent, nuanced and sustained by an inner tension, the piano and orchestra, in an organic dialogue leading up to the radiant finale, open up profound perspectives on a work that hovers between introspection and symphonic grandeur.
Programme
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58
- Prokofiev: Excerpts from the Romeo and Juliet suites, Op 64
With
- Alice Sara Ott, piano
- Martin Rajna, conductor
- Luxembourg Philharmonic
