
Day 395 - Concerts I wish I could go to No. 6
Wagner: Overture 'die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Christian Thielemann
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat
Nelson Freire, piano with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly
Mahler: Symphony 4
Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Ivan Fischer with Miah Persson, soprano
Where would I like to go to this concert - the Philharmonie de Paris.
The ultimate meat and two veg programme. But the difference from earlier offerings in this occasional series is that this could actually happen. A few listener's notes before we dive in.
Dresden Staatskapelle is famed as having perhaps the most beautiful sound of all
Christian Thielemann is widely regarded as the greatest Wagner interpreter of today with an ego to match
Nelson Freire is an astonishing pianist who somehow slips under the radar
Leipzig Gewandhaus has claims to be the oldest orchestra in Europe
Riccardo Chailly is currenlty music director of La Scala in Milan having previously led the Concertgebouw and the Gewandhaus
Ivan Fischer created the Budapest Festival Orchestra and has turned it into one of the world;s finest
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