DATE: 25/05/2018
TIME: 8:00 PM till 10:00 PM
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Nareh Arghamanyan
Piano
David Aaron Carpenter
Viola
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Albert Garzia
Kewn
Alexey Shor
Piano Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky was particularly enthusiastic about his Fifth Symphony – which was actually his sixth, including the unnumbered Manfred Symphony – only to end up deeply dejected by a muted public reaction to the work. However, the symphony, a four-movement cyclical piece with a recurring main theme evoking the idea of fate, has grown immeasurably in stature since.
Under the direction of conductor Sergey Smbatyan, the MPO will also be joined by another Armenian musician – pianist Nareh Arghamanyan – for a performance of a piano concerto by Alexey Shor. The concert opens with a newly-commissioned work for orchestra and solo viola by Maltese composer Albert Garzia, bearing the name Kewn (existence).
LOCATION: Kurhaus, Wiesbaden
