The Great Composers
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This event took place on Sunday 29 November 2015.
- Sunday 29 November 2015
- Wycombe Swan
The Great Composers
Sun 29 Nov 2015
Wycombe Swan
Need to know
Repertoire
- Schubert Symphony No.8, 'Unfinished'
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
- Dvořák Symphony No.7
Features
- Christoph Koenig Conductor
- Freddy Kempf Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Wycombe Swan
With one of the most celebrated tunes in the world, Schubert’s famously ‘unfinished’ two-movement Symphony is both beautiful and mysterious; a small masterpiece beloved by performers and audiences alike. One of today’s most talented and popular pianists, Freddy Kempf, joins the RPO for Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. Sharing some of the stern grandeur of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, but sprinkled with a Mozartian playfulness, the piece’s slow movement looks forward to the magic of the 'Moonlight' Sonata he wrote shortly afterwards.
Closing the concert will be Dvořák's Symphony No.7, considered by many to be his greatest achievement. Dvořák was commissioned to write the work by the Royal Philharmonic Society, and, shortly before its completion, he wrote: ‘I am now busy with this symphony for London, and wherever I go I can think of nothing else. God grant that this Czech music will move the world!'