
VÃkingur Ólafsson plays Beethoven and Oliver Latry plays Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony
In the Philharmonia Orchestra’s 80th birthday season, principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali takes the helm in music by Ortiz, Beethoven and Saint-Saëns.
In the Philharmonia Orchestra’s 80th birthday season, principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali takes the helm for the UK debut of a new work by the Philharmonia's featured composer, Gabriela Ortiz: music that is infused with the flavour of her Mexican homeland. Renowned for his interpretations of music ranging from Bach to Glass, the pianist VÃkingur Ólafsson is the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Plus, Olivier Latry showcases the organ of the Royal Festival Hall in Saint-Saëns’s magnificent Organ Symphony.
Presented by Ian Skelly.
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 25th September
Gabriela Ortiz: Si el oxÃgeno fuera verde (UK premiere)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (organ)
VÃkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Olivier Latry (organ)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)
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