Leeds International Piano Competition winner, and BBC New Generation Artist 2023-25, Alim Beisembayev made his debut at the BBC Proms with the Sinfonia of London. Tonight he joins the Philharmonia Orchestra who celebrate their 80th Anniversary with rising star conductor Adam Hickox.

Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto is possibly the most popular, and indeed the most lyrical of the series, which the Festival has been featuring over the past few years, and will be preceded by Mendelssohn’s concert overture which was inspired by Goethe’s poem of the same name. The concert will conclude with Brahms’s triumphant First Symphony which he composed in the shadow of Beethoven’s monumental output, finally realising his ambition to create his own orchestral masterpiece.

Performers
Alim Beisembayev piano
Adam Hickox conductor
Philharmonia Orchestra

Programme
Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms Symphony No. 1

PLEASE NOTE this concert should be booked via the Festival website or by telephoning the Festival office on 01635 32421