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The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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In 1881, Johannes Brahms reported to his friend Elisabeth von Herzogenberg that he had written «just a little piano concerto». A witty understatement. The great B flat major Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with its four large symphonic movements is one of the favourite pieces of Rudolf Buchbinder. Lahav Shani, himself an outstanding pianist, conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. A piano concerto of this dimension requires an appropriate symphony as contrast, which, in this case, also begins with the sound of horns. More than ten years after Franz Schubert’s death, Robert Schumann brought his «Great C Major Symphony» to light, which is still one of the most imposing works in the symphonic repertoire today.
Program and cast
Cast
orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Lahav Shani
Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder
Program
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat major op. 83
- Pause -
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 8 in C major D 944 «The Great»
23 August 2026
Cast
orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Lahav Shani
clarinet: Martin Frost
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major KV 622
- Pause -
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Grafenegg Festival, Austria
The Grafenegg Music Festival is a new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Grafenegg Castle. Two major venues have been built for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 1,730, opened 2007) as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).
The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on August, 23rd, 2007 and lasted until September, 9th, 2007.
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