We are sorry to share that Bruce Liu became unwell on his journey to London and is unfortunately unable to perform with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for this concert on Sat 15 February. We wish him a speedy recovery. We are most grateful to Peter Donohoe who will join us to perform in this concert. Peter and the orchestra will present Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.12 in A Major, K.414 in place of the Piano Concerto No.9 K.271, and the Shostakovich Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra will be performed as planned. The remainder of the programme remains unchanged.
“Donohoe’s performance was monumental, rhythmically charged, beautifully nuanced and utterly compelling”
The Scotsman
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is joined by celebrated pianist Peter Donohoe, who since his unprecedented success as joint winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, has developed a distinguished international career. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique. Together they will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.12 in A Major, K.414, an elegant and flowing work with a rich melodic texture, rarely straying from its Major key. Completed by a young Shostakovich in 1933, Piano Concerto No.1 started life as a concerto for Trumpet, adding a piano to create a double concerto, with the sparkling virtuoso piano taking precedence.
Programme:
Janacek arr. R. Tognetti String Quartet no1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Mozart Piano Concerto No.12 in A Major, K.414
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CPE Bach Symphony in G major, H.655 (W.180)
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, Op.35
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields is the principal orchestral partner of the St Martin-in-the-Fields, which is its historic home.