The Colours of Beethoven
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This event took place on Friday 11 May 2018.
- Friday 11 May 2018
- Crawley The Hawth
The Colours of Beethoven
Fri 11 May 2018
Crawley The Hawth
Need to know
Repertoire
- Beethoven Coriolan Overture
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
- Beethoven Symphony No.4
Features
- Alexander Shelley Conductor
- Jayson Gillham Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’ s Principal Associate Conductor leads this all-Beethoven programme, opening with Beethoven’s fiery and dramatic Coriolan Overture and ending with his radiant Symphony No.4.
From the fiery clashes of the opening to the singing, poetic phrases of the central movement, Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto encapsulates the many sides of this ingenious composer’s personality. Performed here by Jayson Gillham, who ‘plays Beethoven with a sort of ‘glow’ (Sir Mark Elder), Beethoven’s masterpiece allows the pianist to show off his instrument as every bit as powerful and expressive as the entire orchestra around it.