Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
dirigent: Iván Fischer (en)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
We received the sad news that pianist and conductor Lars Vogt passed away on 5 September 2022. He was 51 years old.
Lars Vogt made his first solo appearance with the Concertgebouworkest in 1997, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 under Christian Thielemann. Since the German pianist won second prize in the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition, he gave numerous concerts and recitals in Europe, Asia and the United States. In 1998 he founded the Spannungen Festival in the German town of Heimbach. Between 1997 and 2019 he performed several times with our orchestra, and performed piano concertos by Beethoven, Lutosławski and Mozart.
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven created his Piano Concerto No. 1, when he was primarily known as a keyboard virtuoso. The pianist, composer and theorist Abbé Vogler praised Beethoven’s ‘splendid power and bravura’ as well as his ‘fluent finger work, subtlety and intense sensitivity’. In his First Piano Concerto, Beethoven was able to reveal the full extent of his exuberant pianism. He also commanded respect as a composer, because he had filled the First Piano Concerto with musical surprises.
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven created his Piano Concerto No. 1, when he was primarily known as a keyboard virtuoso. The pianist, composer and theorist Abbé Vogler praised Beethoven’s ‘splendid power and bravura’ as well as his ‘fluent finger work, subtlety and intense sensitivity’. In his First Piano Concerto, Beethoven was able to reveal the full extent of his exuberant pianism. He also commanded respect as a composer, because he had filled the First Piano Concerto with musical surprises.