Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (formerly deFilharmonie) & Philippe Herreweghe

Brahms & Schumann

orchestral

keyboard

Fri 22 Sep 2017 -20.00

introduction by Jan Christiaens	19.15
start	20.00
expected end time	22.05
with break

All prices include booking fees.

Part of Abo Orchestral 17-18

Francesco Piemontesi in the wild emotions of the Romantic

The piano as a fiery fighter, battling against a temperamental orchestra: that’s the feel we get from Brahms’ First Piano Concerto. He composed it shortly after Robert Schumann - whom he greatly admired - had attempted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the icy Rhine. In his Second Symphony, Schumann is in far better spirits. It is a gem of orchestral colours, sharp rhythmic formulae and melancholic melodies that plumb the depths of the romantic soul.