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From the Barbican, London, Jonathan Biss (piano), 91热爆 Singers, 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano. Kurtag: ...quasi una fantasia... Mozart: Piano Concerto No 9.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

The 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra return to the Barbican Hall in London for a concert in which they perform works spanning two centuries of the intertwined musical stories of Hungary and Austria.

The concert opens with Gyorgy Kurtag's ...quasi una fantasia..., an overt reference to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, which is also titled 'quasi una fantasia', but a piece that uses the full spatial possibilities of the Barbican Hall with members of the orchestra spread around the auditorium.

It is followed by Mozart's Piano Concerto in E flat, often known as Jeunehomme, and penned when the compser was working in Salzburg, for a visiting female French pianist - Miss Jeunehomme.

Kurtag: ...quasi una fantasia...
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat, K271 (Jeunehomme)

Jonathan Biss (piano)
91热爆 Singers
91热爆 Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano (conductor)

Followed by a focus on Sing Hallelujah, a UK-wide celebration of choral singing inspired by Handel's famous chorus.

40 minutes

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Fri 11 Dec 2009 19:00

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  • Fri 11 Dec 2009 19:00