After completing this concerto in 1806, the composer struggled to find anyone to perform it. So the work sat on a shelf, gathering dust, until its public premiere on 22 December 1808. Just imagine ...

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 Maria João Pires, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Daniel Harding, Conductor Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Swedish ...

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Croatian pianist-composer Dejan Lazić will doubtless add to his reputation for erratic brilliance with this recording of Beethoven's Fourth Concerto. Recorded live in Sydney in 2009, it uses more or ...

From time to time, the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes decides to orientate his professional life towards certain specific projects. Back in 2008 he revisited and reassessed the music of his fellow ...

Beethoven completed five piano concertos in under 20 years, earning considerable amounts of money by performing them himself in concert. Celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has performed the ...

St Petersburg-born and London-based, Sudbin brings delicacy and crystalline articulation to these concertos, creating a sense of classical grace rather than romantic scale. This is not barnstorming ...

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Eric Lu, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Edward Gardner, Conductor Hallé Orchestra Ballade No. 4 Fryderyk Chopin, Composer Eric Lu, Piano Sonata for Piano ...

The ASO's Beethoven Piano concerto series continues with Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. Opening the night is the vivacious La Clemenza de Tito: Overture by Mozart. Immediately thereafter you will ...