Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni鈥檚 Piano Concerto

5 Aug 2024, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Mon 5 Aug 2024 Next Event

Proms 2024 Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni鈥檚 Piano Concerto

19:30 Mon 5 Aug 2024 Royal Albert Hall

British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor tackles Ferruccio Busoni鈥檚 gargantuan Piano Concerto with Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic Orchestra, after the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov鈥檚 riveting Symphonic Dances

Programme

- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Symphonic Dances(35 mins)
- - interval
- - Ferruccio Busoni
  - Piano Concerto(71 mins)

Performers

Composers

About This Event

Ready for something completely different? Marking the centenary of the composer鈥檚 death, Ferruccio Busoni鈥檚 gargantuan Piano Concerto is perhaps better described as a symphony in five movements, capped by a male chorus. Woven through Busoni鈥檚 bizarrely wonderful and utterly engrossing score is one of the most challenging piano parts ever committed to paper 鈥� tackled tonight by British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Before it, Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic forces whet the appetite with the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov鈥檚 riveting Symphonic Dances.

Broadcast live on 麻豆约拍 Radio 3

Benjamin Grosvenor 漏 Andrej Grilc