Brahms Festival 19.01.25

On the final day of the Brahms Festival, the orchestra plays the Second Symphony. Then, Alexandre Kantorow performs the First Piano Concerto.

Sun 19.01.2025 15:00
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Sun 19.01.2025 15:00
Bozar
€ 54 - 10 Info & tickets
Brahms Festival 19.01.25

In this weekend, the Belgian National Orchestra, conducted by chief conductor Antony Hermus and in collaboration with Bozar, turns its attention to Brahms. Both piano concertos will be performed with French piano sensation Alexandre Kantorow as soloist, and there will also be two Belgian premieres of works that draw inspiration from Brahms' music.

The Sunday's concert at Bozar opens with the Belgian premiere of Brahms, a piece for baritone and orchestra by Thomas Adès. The text, written by the Austrian pianist and poet Alfred Brendel, portrays Brahms's malevolent spirit haunting a house and playing the piano in the middle of the night.

Then, we move on to Brahms's Second Symphony, which he composed in just a few months during the summer of 1877. Unlike his previous symphony in C minor, which was described as tragic, the Second Symphony in D major is a particularly luminous and joyful work immersed in a pastoral atmosphere. After the intermission, Alexandre Kantorow takes on the First Piano Concerto. Brahms is said to have been inspired by Robert Schumann's attempted suicide for the opening measures of this tumultuous work.

Program

  • Detlev Glanert Brahms-Fantasie (Belgian premiere)
  • Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
  • Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83

Artists

  • Antony Hermus conductor
  • Alexandre Kantorow piano
  • Peter Schöne baritone

Guided concert

Enhance your concert experience with an introduction with our chief conductor Antony Hermus in Bozar's Oval Salon! The introduction starts at 14:00 and is free upon presentation of your concert ticket.

Winter Concert II Gaetan Nadin min

NEW IN 2024-25 : Sunday Workshops

While parents attend a concert in Bozar's Henry Le Boeuf Hall, children explore the nearby Museum of Musical Instruments. They discover the instruments and prepare to join the concert after the interval. At the end, children and their parents meet a musician from the orchestra. An unforgettable experience for parents and children alike!

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