MAHLER, G.: Symphony No. 1 / PROKOFIEV, S.: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Yuja Wang, Abbado)
Soloist:
Wang, Yuja
Orchestra:
Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Conductor:
Abbado, Claudio
Composer:
Prokofiev, Sergey
Composer:
Mahler, Gustav
Venue: Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne
Date of Concert: 15-08-2009
Festival: Lucerne Festival
Playing Time: 01:32:33
Television Director:
Beyer, Michael
Producer:
Smaczny, Paul
Catalogue Number: EuroArts5796
UPC: 880242579683
The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening concert of the 2009 Lucerne Festival. Prokofiev's popular and vibrant Third Piano Concerto demonstrates the composer's sharp musical wit, and Yuja Wang is a brilliant exponent of the work. Following this, and chiming beautifully with the festival's theme of the relationship between art and nature, Mahler's First Symphony is given an illuminating and rapturously received performance.
