Sergueï ProkofievConcerto pour piano et orchestre N° 2
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphonie N° 6 «Pastorale»
The artists
Luxembourg Philharmonic
Riccardo Minasiconducting
Nikola Meeuwsenpiano (winner of the Concours Musical international Reine Elisabeth de Belgique)
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What if we told you that music had the power to bring spring to winter?
If you’re puzzled by this promise, you will no longer be doubting it when you hear the first notes of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony N° 6. From its playful opening to its peaceful finale, the symphony often referred to as «The Pastoral» is a tribute to nature at its most lively and exciting. But nature isn’t the only force awakening. In Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto N° 2 – performed by the winner of the Concours Musical international Reine Elisabeth de Belgique, Nikola Meeuwsen – raw emotion surges like a volcanic layer after Beethoven’s blossoming landscape, turning this into a musical journey where winter truly melts away.
Charity concert organised by SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde a.s.b.l.
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