London Philharmonic Orchestra on Tour with Víkingur Ólafsson

On November 9th, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will begin its concert tour across Germany, with a first concert in Vienna. Under the direction of its chief conductor Edward Gardner, works by Brahms, Beethoven, Bartók, Wagner and Schumann will be performed, as well as a commissioned work by the great Cuban-American composer Tania León.

The core of each programme will be the first piano concerto by Johannes Brahms, performed by the Icelandic keyboard magician Víkingur Ólafsson. The tour includes concerts at some of the most renowned concert halls in Europe, including the Musikverein Vienna, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. At the latter, the orchestra will perform two different programmes, the second concert featuring cellist Pablo Ferrandez.

The tour is presented by KD SCHMID. Tickets are available via the websites of the respective venues.

Dates & programmes:
09.11. - 15:30, Musikverein Vienna
10.11. - 17:00, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
11.11. - 20:00, Alte Oper Frankfurt
15.11. - 20:00, Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Brahms: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 (Eroica)

12 Nov - 20:00, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
14 Nov - 19:30, Konzerthaus Dortmund
Tania León: Raíces (2024)
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19 Sz 73 (Concert Suite 1927)
Brahms: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15

13 Nov - 20:00, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
Schumann: Concerto for cello and orchestra in A minor, op. 129
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55 (Eroica)