Programme
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor(51 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(38 mins)
Performers
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
- Thomas Dausgaardconductor
Composers
Concert information
The torrent roars, and the full orchestra hurls down a furious challenge. The opening of Brahms’s youthful First Piano Concerto is a long way from the image of the gruff old genius in baggy trousers and beard. But for pianist Denis Kozhukhin – so electrifying in Russian repertoire – it’s the starting point of an entirely new musical chapter, and an overwhelming way to launch his Brahms concerto cycle. Thomas Dausgaard conducts: The Scotsman found “something elemental” in his performance when he conducted the ѿý SSO on Orkney last summer. His freshness and energy will make Beethoven’s headlong Seventh Symphony both a bracing contrast and a perfect counterpart to Brahms’s volcanic concerto.
Prelude: 6.45pm in the Recital Room
Writer and presenter Katy Hamilton introduces the Piano Concertos of Brahms.
Post-concert Coda
(approximately 10 minutes after the main concert)
Denis Kozhukhin plays the Three Intermezzi Op.117 by Brahms.