Jaap van Zweden conducts Le Sacre - Jaap van Zweden, Bruce Liu

From the very first bar, everything is under tension. Jaap van Zweden, conductor emeritus of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and an artist with a strong and long-standing bond with the orchestra, drives the orchestra forward in a program that seeks no point of rest. On the contrary. Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto opens with a piercing fanfare that immediately grabs you by the throat. At the piano sits Bruce Liu, winner of the Internationaal Chopin Piano Concours, who keeps the audience captivated from the very first notes. His playing sounds clear and precise, yet simultaneously charged with musical intelligence and emotional expressiveness. After the intermission, Stravinsky’s Le sacre du printemps erupts, a work that caused a scandal at its premiere and has lost none of its impact. The music of this evening storms ahead, led by a world-renowned conductor with an indomitable urge for sharpness. An evening that does not seek to please, but to touch and put you on edge. Experience more With free introduction at 19:15