Conductor Ludovic Morlot joins the orchestra for a live 麻豆社 Radio 3 broadcast and a double serving of Beethoven, with Mozart in between.
Today鈥檚 Beethoven pieces share a connection to the Josephst盲dter Theater in Vienna and its former director, Karl Friedrich Hensler.
The Consecration of the House: Overture, was written late in the composer鈥檚 career and commissioned in honour of the reopening of the theatre in 1822, whilst Gratulations Minuet was composed as a surprise for Hensler and premiered the evening before his 鈥榥ame-day鈥�.
Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 9 was written when the composer was only 21 years old and is today delivered by young German pianist Elisabeth Brau脽. Called "one of the greatest wonders of the world鈥� by Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel, the work is highly regarded by critics.