21.03.2017

Valery Gergiev on tour with the Munich Philharmonic in Germany and U.S.

From 22 March to 5 April Valery Gergiev will conduct the Munich Philharmonic in a series of events taking place in Germany and the U.S.

From 22 to 29 March the Bavarian orchestra will be performing under the baton of Maestro Gergiev at their home venue in Munich, the Geistag Philharmonic Hall. Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Franz Schubert’s and Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphonies are scheduled for 22 and 23 March. Franz Schubert’s Fourth Symphony will also be performed on 27 March along with Maurice Ravel’s choreographic poem La valse and his Piano Concerto in G Major. The next day these two compositions by Ravel will be performed alongside Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. The program of the final concert in Munich on 29 March will include Richard Strauss’s symphonic poem Don Juan, Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony. The solo piano part will be performed by the Grammy-winning French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

The American tour of Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic will begin on 2 April with a performance in Newark, New Jersey. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center will be the venue for Richard Strauss’s symphonic poem Don Juan, Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony. On April 3 and 5 Valery Gergiev will conduct the Munich Philharmonic at one of the most prestigious venues of the world, Carnegie Hall, New York. The program of the first night includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony and Maurice Ravel’s La valse and Piano Concerto in G Major. Solo piano part will be performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard. The final concert of the tour on 5 April will see Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Franz Schubert’s and Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphonies.

Valery Gergiev has been the artistic director and the principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic since the 2015/16 season. Maestro’s upcoming performances with this orchestra are scheduled for May 2017.

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