Qian Junping, conductor
A new conducting talent, First Prize-winner of the 2017 Bucharest International Conducting Competition
Sheng Yuan, piano
“Mr. Sheng’s ear for balance is unfailing…the attraction was entirely visceral.”—The New York Times
HIGHLIGHT
After his discharge from the French army during the First World War, Maurice Ravel completed his orchestral work Le Tombeau de Couperin, a reminder to all of us to treasure what is beautiful in the world. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2, composed at the youthful age of 20, effuses energy and optimism rarely found in his later works. Brahms’s Symphony No.3, completed in 1883 when the composer was 50, is the shortest of his symphonic output. The work’s melodic richness received the highest praise from Antonín Dvořák, who claimed it has surpassed all of Brahms’s creations up to then.
PROGRAM
1, 867th concert since the GSO’s inaugural “Music Season” in May 1998
Subscription Concert 8
Organizers: Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Xinghai Concert Hall
2022.1.7（Fri.）20:00
Symphony Hall, Xinghai Concert Hall
Qian Junping, conductor
Sheng Yuan, piano
Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
1.Prélude
2.Forlane
3.Menuet
4.Rigaudon
Fryderyk Chopin
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
1.Maestoso
2.Larghetto
3.Allegro vivace
Sheng Yuan, piano
—— Intermission ——
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90
1.Allegro con brio
2.Andante
3.Poco Allegretto
4.Allegro
