Noord Nederlands Orkest & Lukáš Vondrácek

Is Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto the most beautiful piano concerto in existence? Many a pianist thinks so. And is Brahms’ Fourth Symphony his best symphony? That opinion is held by many conductors and orchestral musicians. Tonight you can listen to both great No. Four in one program with pianist Lukáš Vondráček and conductor Hartmut Haenchen. And that should be celebrated.

Beethoven wrote his Fourth Piano Concerto in what must have been the happiest period of his life, in the summer of 1805, when he spent his summer vacation with his beloved Josephine von Brunswick. Because this concerto is imbued with a quiet joy and peace from beginning to end, countless music lovers cherish this piano concerto as the most beautiful piano concerto in existence. In contrast, Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is characterized by nostalgia, evoking memories of happy times. Under the direction of Hartmut Haenchen and with Lukáš Vondráček at the piano, this will undoubtedly be a concert that we will later cherish fond memories of.