Ndr Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Leif Ove Andsnes / Alan Gilbert – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

About this event

This concert production centers on Brahms's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83. Leif Ove Andsnes performs the piano part, Alan Gilbert conducts, and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra provides the orchestral forces. The artistic focus is the relationship between the solo piano and the orchestra within Brahms's four-movement structure. The concerto is characterized as a “symphony with piano,” emphasizing its lyrical profile despite its large scale and substantial piano part. The slow movement gives the cello a prominent melodic role. No staging, theatrical design, choreography, or other theatrical concept is specified.

Cast & creative

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  Piano

  Leif Ove Andsnes
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  Conductor

  Alan Gilbert
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  Composer

  Johannes Brahms