NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Emanuel Ax / Alan Gilbert

Since Alan Gilbert has been chief conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the American grand seigneur of the keyboard Emanuel Ax has returned to Hamburg with regularity. Together, the two take on one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most famous piano concertos: the one in D minor, K. 466. Its dark key and correspondingly dramatic gesture alone make it stand out from the composer’s piano concertos, which are usually in major keys – this is the Mozart of »Don Giovanni« and the Requiem! But the central island of tranquillity of the »Romance« with its catchy melody also enjoyed great popularity early on.

Please note: Instead of the originally planned Serenade op. 7 by Richard Strauss and Brahms’ Second Symphony, »Ein Heldenleben« by Richard Strauss will now be performed after the interval.