Le Concert Olympique at Philharmonie Berlin

About the Event

Since Kit Armstrong first appeared on the international concert stage over 20 years ago, his artistry has captivated audiences. In addition to his work as a pianist, he is also known for his interdisciplinary projects and maintains close artistic partnerships with leading instrumentalists. In the current season, the “unlimitedly versatile” keyboard artist (Deutschlandfunk) is coming to Berlin with the Le Concert Olympique orchestra.

The program focuses on Beethoven's musical thinking in a phase of transition, in which classical formal tradition and a new, expressive creative impulse meet.

Johann Sebastian Bach's Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major from “The Well‐Tempered Clavier” Volume I opens up a view of a musical cosmos that also had a lasting influence on Beethoven's thinking. With its melodic power and formal freshness, his Piano Concerto No. 1 is one of the most important piano concertos of the Classical period. After the intermission, the Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor will be performed. The “Appassionata” is one of Beethoven's most emotionally profound and technically challenging works for solo piano and fascinates with its dramatic tension and expressive depth. The concert concludes with the Piano Concerto No. 4 – a work of great lyrical breadth and innovative orchestra‐piano relationship, which ranks among Beethoven's most significant contributions to the piano concerto repertoire.