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Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England
Programme
Bedřich Smetana – The Bartered Bride: Overture
Eötvös Peter – Cziffra Psodia
~ Interval ~
Johannes Brahms – Symphony no.2 in D major, Op.73
Performers
Balázs János – piano
Alexander Shelley – Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme Note
The RPO’s Principal Associate Conductor Alexander Shelley has been called ‘a natural communicator’ – and tonight he has a joyous story to tell. He kicks off with the whirlwind energy and homespun high-spirits of Smetana’s irresistible comedy overture. He finishes with the blazing trumpets and big, sunlit melodies of Brahms’ Second and happiest symphony – it was written while the composer was on his summer holidays, and you can tell! In between, we’re making musical history, with the first UK performance of a new piano concerto written by the Hungarian sonic conjuror Peter Eötvös in homage to György Cziffra, a family friend of the composer who survived communist brutality to become one of the 20th century’s most dazzling pianists. This work is dedicated to János Balázs, who gave the world premiere in Paris, in 2021.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cziffra Festival jointly present this concert.
