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A Brief Intro: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1
Lucerne Festival dramaturge Susanne Stähr on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a work in which Romantic exuberance combines with intellectual clarity. The Lucerne Festival Orchestra, pianist Alexander Malofeev, and conductor Riccardo Chailly will perform the work at Lucerne Festival on 20 August 2024.
A Brief Intro: Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7
Lucerne Festival dramaturge Susanne Stähr on Clara Schumann’s First Piano Concerto, a work this remarkable composer undertook when she was only 13. The Lucerne Festival Orchestra, pianist Beatrice Rana, and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will perform the work at Lucerne Festival on 24 August 2024.
Big Bite: Bedřich Smetana’s “Vltava”
What does Smetana’s “Vltava” tell us? In this detailed episode of the Appetizer podcast, Lucerne Festival dramaturge Susanne Stähr explains Bedřich Smetana’s masterpiece “Vltava.”
“Vltava” is the second part of Smetana’s large-scale cycle of symphonic poems known as Má vlast (“My Homeland”). The Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko will perform the work at Lucerne Festival on 29 August 2024.
A Brief Intro: Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1
Lucerne Festival dramaturge Susanne Stähr on Anton Bruckner’s First Symphony, a spectacular musical adventure that marks an early milestone in the composer’s symphonic development. The Vienna Philharmonic and Christian Thielemann will perform the work at Lucerne Festival on 7 September 2024.
«Appetizer»-Podcast