Back in Montréal, the great pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs Liszt’s masterful Concerto No. 2, premiered in Weimar in January 1857, with a student of the German composer, Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, as soloist. No less than 163 years later, Quebec’s super-virtuoso has dedicated himself to serving and transcending this work by Liszt, one of the most important composers for the piano during the 19th century. Musical Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, French maestro Louis Langrée conducts the MSO for the first time, with Brahms and Schoenberg also on the program.
ARTISTS & PROGRAM
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Louis Langrée, conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Brahms, Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (14 min)
Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125 (21 min)
Schoenberg, Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 5 (41 min)
Concerto No. 2 of Liszt by Marc-André Hamelin on YouTube
