Martha Argerich, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
SAT, 19 AUGUST 2023, 19:00
Pierre Boulez Saal
Französische Straße 33d 10117 Berlin Germany
ARTISTS
DANIEL BARENBOIM
Conductor
MARTHA ARGERICH
Piano
WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA
PROGRAM
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73
2023 Summer Concerts with Daniel Barenboim
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, will present two different programs during the month of August 2023. The first concert series will feature the legendary pianist and honorary Divan member, Martha Argerich, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 at the Cologne Philharmonie, the Lucerne and Salzburg Festivals, as well as the spectacular Waldbühne in Berlin. The program will also include the majestic Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 by Johannes Brahms.
Two special concerts at Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal, as part of the Edward W. Said Days 2023 of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, will round off the summer performances. In the remarkable hall designed by Frank Gehry in Berlin, the musicians, together with Daniel Barenboim, will present Mozart’s last three symphonies.
