Piano Festival 2020 - the Symphony Orchestra concert -rerun

We shall start with the overture of the opera Fidelio, known to have preoccupied the composer for years (he created three versions before the one we are about to play). The ethos of freedom, human rights, and solidarity (Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité) is refined into unforgettable minutes of music.

The three piano concertos we opened with, are joined by Piano Concerto no. 4. Each movement contains stylistic alterations and a brilliant mosaic of deep emotions. Everything is surprising: from the outset, where the soloist plays an introduction to an extensive multi-contrast 1st movement, through the 2^nd movement - a melancholy piano-orchestra dialogue - to the 3rd, an outburst of hope and optimism.

The Third Symphony, a truly revolutionary work, has left a deep imprint on generations of listeners and well represents Beethoven's genius. The spirit of revolution, the hope it brought with it, the disappointment from it, and the prayer for the victory of humanism are especially relevant at this time and age. It inspires in us hope for a better world, where freedom, love, and peace will unite us all.

Pianist Bishara Harouni, one of the festival's regular guests, will play the 4th piano concerto alongside with the exquisite Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra conducted by the renowned Israeli maestro Ilan Volkov.

Ludwig van Beethoven 

"Fidelio" Overture in E Major, op. 72b ...... c. 9 min. 

 Ludwig van Beethoven 

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, op. 58……c. 35 min. 

Soloist: Bishara Harouni

Ludwig van Beethoven 

Symphony no. 3 ("Eroica") in E-flat Major, op. 55…….c. 55 min. 

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