Jan Lisiecki plays Grieg
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This event took place on Monday 23 January 2023.
- Monday 23 January 2023
- Erlangen Heinrich-Lades-Halle
Jan Lisiecki plays Grieg
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Erlangen Heinrich-Lades-Halle
Need to know
Repertoire
- Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Prokofiev Symphony No.5
Features
- Vasily Petrenko Conductor
- Jan Lisiecki Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Location
Erlangen Heinrich-Lades-Halle
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off its tour to Germany with Music Director Vasily Petrenko in Erlangen's Heinrich-Lades-Halle, featuring famed Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki performing Grieg's Piano Concerto, a love letter to the composer's native Norway. Prokofiev's Symphony No.5 completes the concert, composed in the depths of World War Two as "a hymn to free and happy Man".