Between Fire and Faith

Contrast is the key to this afternoon. In his Third Piano Concerto, Beethoven places tension at the center: dark energy, sharp oppositions, and a piano part that does not embellish but speaks with urgency. Nikola Meeuwsen, winner of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition, brings this work to life with striking clarity, a strong sense of drama, and a hauntingly beautiful Largo at its core. A completely different world unfolds with Anton Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony, one of his most intriguing yet seldom-performed masterpieces.

Programma

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 37

Vroegromantiek · Orchestral

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Anton Bruckner

Symphony no. 6

Romantiek

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