Concert Mikhail Pletnev and Claudio Abbado in a program dedicated to Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
- 1. Allegro con brio
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Rondo : Molto allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- 1. Allegro ma non troppo
- 2. Molto vivace
- 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
- 4. Presto

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Mikhail Pletnev and Claudio Abbado in a program dedicated to Beethoven Europakonzert 2000, Berlin

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The prestigious Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Claudio Abbado for a concert dedicated to Beethoven.

Claudio Abbado conducts two emblematic works composed by Beethoven in the breathtaking Berliner Philharmonie concert hall. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 with the Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev whose dazzling technique adding to a delicate sensitivity merges instinct and intellectual rigour, and the Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 with the exceptional soloists Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser and Eike Wilm Schulte.

Associated event

Berliner Philharmoniker

Cast

Mikhail Pletnev | Pianist

Karita Mattila | Soprano
Violeta Urmana | Soprano
Thomas Moser | Tenor
Eike Wilm Schulte | Baritone

Swedish Radio Choir
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Tonu Kaljuste | Chorus director

Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado | Music director

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19
- 1. Allegro con brio
- 2. Adagio
- 3. Rondo : Molto allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
- 1. Allegro ma non troppo
- 2. Molto vivace
- 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
- 4. Presto