Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto & Beethoven's Symphony No.7
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- Sunday 5 December 2021
- Edinburgh International Festival At Home
Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto & Beethoven's Symphony No.7
Sun 5 Dec 2021
Edinburgh International Festival At Home
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Repertoire
- Clara Schumann Piano Concerto
- Beethoven Symphony No.7
Features
- Vasily Petrenko Conductor
- Isata Kanneh-Mason Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Edinburgh International Festival At Home
Discover Clara Schumann’s remarkable Piano Concerto, begun when she was just 14, in the company of one of the composer’s most devoted interpreters.
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason first rose to prominence as one of her family’s seven remarkable musical siblings and has since forged a hugely successful solo career. She has long championed the music of Clara Schumann, most prominently in her much-admired 2019 disc devoted to the composer’s music.
Russian-born conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra close with the unstoppable rhythms of Beethoven’s joyful Seventh Symphony. Born in Russia, but now calling the UK home, Vasily Petrenko put the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra firmly on the map during his 15 years as Chief Conductor. This coming season, he launches a new chapter as Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the UK’s most versatile and widely travelled orchestras – and the ideal canvas for Petrenko’s fiery, edgy performances.
Famously dubbed ‘the apotheosis of the dance’ by fellow composer Wagner, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony’s unstoppable rhythms will propel you through its drama, its humour and its wonder.