Programme

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Heldenleben

Martin Rajna & Jan Lisiecki
Grand Auditorium
Fri

  • Martin Rajna leans on the railing in the foyer of the Philharmonie, gazing outward in quiet reflection.
    ©: Eric Engel
  • Jan Lisiecki sitting next to a piano, wearing black clothes
    ©: Christoph Koestlin

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Ludwig van Beethoven Klavierkonzert N° 4
  • Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben (Une vie de héros)

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Martin Rajna conducting
  • Jan Lisiecki piano

Song

Enhance your experience

résonance: Mathieu Schneider (FR)

Lecture in French: «Après une lecture de Beethoven: l’héroïsme selon Richard Strauss»

About «résonances»

Come and see a familiar face and a taste of things to come.

Martin Rajna reunites with the Luxembourg Philharmonic before officially stepping in as Music Director in October 2026. This programme sets the stage in bold strokes: Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben is a sweeping, self-mythologising portrait of a life in full scale. Before that, Jan Lisiecki brings quiet intensity to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto N°4. This promises to be a concert of strength and subtlety.

Why do you love the piano?

For the curious minds

Whether it’s listening to it or even playing it, the piano is definitely a favourite for many people – maybe you included? But what makes it so popular? Let’s have a look together, while we wait for Piano Day on 29.03. – the 88th day of the year, 88 like the number of keys on a piano… clever, right?

Discover
Mao Fujita playing piano on the stage of the Salle de Musique de Chambre