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Prague Spring Festival

Leif Ove Andsnes plays Britten's dazzling piano concerto with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under Lionel Bringuier, followed by the vibrant musical colours of Scheherazade.

Leif Ove Andsnes plays Britten's dazzling piano concerto with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under Lionel Bringuier, followed by the vibrant musical colours and exotic scents of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. The concert opens with Arthur Honegger's musical depiction of rugby in his Symphonic Movement.

Honegger: Rugby, H. 67
Britten: Piano Concerto, op. 13
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Leif Ove Andsnes , piano
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Lionel Bringuier , conductor
Recorded at Smetana Hall

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 23 Jan 2019 14:00

Music Played

  • Arthur Honegger

    Rugby - mouvement symphonique no. 2

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Concerto Op.13 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Sheherazade - symphonic suite Op.35

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Jan 2019 14:00