Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (4.5/5.0)
Perth Concert Hall
22nd November 2013
Chief Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Piano: Yefim Bronfman
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C Minor Op.37
Strauss Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)
There was an extraordinary sensuality between piano and orchestra, Jansons leading his musicians in a delicately balanced response to Bronfman's masterful caress of the keyboard. Strauss' autobiographical poem demands much of orchestra and audience with its fluctuating intensity and moods, using tones to imagine a Hero's life. The Orchestra was up for the challenge, principal violinist Liviu Prunaru playing the solo sections with great subtlety. A difficult second half in no way diminished the pleasure of the first.
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