Eva Gevorgyan, piano
Maria Włoszczowska, conductor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 G major Hob. I:94 "Surprise"
Frédéric Chopin:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 "Scottish"
“There is something fundamentally unique in his piano playing, and at the same time so masterly, that one could call him a truly perfect virtuoso”: Thus wrote Felix Mendelssohn about his friend and colleague Frédéric Chopin. Chopin's piano concertos forgo symphonic explorations, placing the solo part unchallenged in the spotlight: The piano shines like a prima donna with expressive bel canto arias, the orchestra rolls out the red carpet for her – in this case, the Russian-Armenian pianist and composer Eva Gevorgyan, born in 2004.
When Mendelssohn visited the historically significant Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, he noted: “The chapel next to it is now missing its roof, grass and ivy grow abundantly there, and at the broken altar, Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland. … I believe I found the beginning of my Scottish Symphony there today.” Under the direction of its concertmaster Maria Włoszczowska, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings both Mendelssohn and Chopin to life – and begins with Haydn’s famous “Farewell Symphony”: a morning of indulgence.
Maria Włoszczowska, conductor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 G major Hob. I:94 "Surprise"
Frédéric Chopin:Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:Symphony No. 3 in A minor op. 56 "Scottish"
“There is something fundamentally unique in his piano playing, and at the same time so masterly, that one could call him a truly perfect virtuoso”: Thus wrote Felix Mendelssohn about his friend and colleague Frédéric Chopin. Chopin's piano concertos forgo symphonic explorations, placing the solo part unchallenged in the spotlight: The piano shines like a prima donna with expressive bel canto arias, the orchestra rolls out the red carpet for her – in this case, the Russian-Armenian pianist and composer Eva Gevorgyan, born in 2004.
When Mendelssohn visited the historically significant Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, he noted: “The chapel next to it is now missing its roof, grass and ivy grow abundantly there, and at the broken altar, Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland. … I believe I found the beginning of my Scottish Symphony there today.” Under the direction of its concertmaster Maria Włoszczowska, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings both Mendelssohn and Chopin to life – and begins with Haydn’s famous “Farewell Symphony”: a morning of indulgence.