Grosse Geste

Hardly any other solo concerto begins as spectacularly as Peter Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor. Four descending notes in the horns are answered with a tutti beat in the orchestra, before the solo piano enters with strong, ascending chords after two repetitions. A grand gesture right at the beginning – the wide-ranging theme lies underneath in the string instruments. The pianist Boris Giltburg is considered an expert on the Russian repertoire of the late 19th century. Technical brilliance meets a wealth of timbres at Giltburg. These can also be experienced in Alexander Glazunov's melancholic 4th Symphony, Sergei Rachmaninoff's airy Scherzo in D minor and Robert Schumann's contrasting orchestral work "Overture, Scherzo and Finale" in E major. The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is also a master of grand gestures – but the small detail is not neglected, but worked out vividly.

The concert is dedicated to Hansjürg Saager and is made possible by the EXEKIAS Foundation.

Boris Giltburg, piano
Edward Gardner, conductor
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Program:
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, op. 52

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor

– Pause –

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Scherzo in D minor

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, op. 48