Beethoven and Strauss

Sat / May 13, 2023 - 2:00PM

Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto, and Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen concludes with the waltz-filled Der Rosenkavalier Suite.

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Program

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Intermission
Anna THORVALDSDÓTTIR ARCHORA (U.S. premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting)
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Artists

About this Performance

“A brilliant musician and an extraordinary visionary” (Wall Street Journal), Pierre-Laurent Aimard has built his reputation as a go-to of contemporary music and collaborator for composers but is celebrated for his interpretation of historic repertoire as well. Aimard joins the LA Phil for Beethoven’s wonder-filled Fourth Piano Concerto, with the unusual quiet drama of its second movement. Eva Ollikainen is the chief conductor of several orchestras in Europe and leads the U.S. premiere of a new work by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir and the gorgeous Suite from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier.

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