RPO x Vasily Petrenko: Strauss — Also sprach Zarathustra

London, Royal Albert Hall — Main Hall

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Vasily Petrenko raises his baton. The air shimmers, a trumpet pierces the darkness, and the entire universe explodes in magnificent sound. When Richard Strauss composed “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” he set out to tell the entire history of humanity through music, and from the earth‐shaking opening to the enigmatic conclusion, it is an incredible journey—a fitting climax for a concert brimming with emotions and ideas of truly heroic proportions.

Beethoven’s Fifth and final piano concerto is so stirring and majestic that his contemporaries called it the “Emperor” it will be performed tonight by Elisabeth Leonskaja, an artist who has dedicated her long and distinguished career to interpreting Beethoven’s works.

The evening begins with the eternal struggle between the human spirit and the pleasures of the senses: Wagner’s rousing overture to “Tannhäuser.” Music that makes the heart beat faster, played with heart and soul.

Program

Richard Wagner – Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg – Tannhäuser Overture
Richard Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Emperor Piano Concerto No. 5

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Artists

Orchestra:	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Acknowledged as one of the UK’s most prodigious orchestras, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) enjoys an international reputation for bringing audiences worldwide first‐class performances and the highest possible standards of music‐making across a diverse range of musical repertoire. This was the vision of the Orchestra’s flamboyant founder Sir Thomas Beecham, whose legacy is maintained today as the Orchestra continues to thrive.
Conductor:	Vasily Petrenko Born in St Petersburg in 1976, Vasily Petrenko is recognised as one of the exceptional musicians of his generation. Petrenko was still in his teens when he became resident conductor at St Petersburg Opera and Ballet Theatre, and has gone on to work with some of the world’s finest orchestras, earning international acclaim – and top prizes – for his inspirational performances. His Liverpool debut with the Phil in November 2004, and subsequent appearances in October and December 2005, created huge excitement: “…memorable for the sheer electricity emanating from the podium. Instantly there was a sense of dialogue between conductor and musicians, between one orchestral family and another, between one phrase and the next, to release natural‐seeming eloquence from his players.” The Daily Telegraph
Piano:	Elisabeth Leonskaja

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