Daniel Harding / Daniil Trifonov

The three evenings at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, as part of the Season of Symphonic Music of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, with Daniel Harding leading his Orchestra and with the interpretation of the award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, present two absolute masterpieces of classical music: in the first part of the evening, the imposing and brilliant Concert n. 2 by Brahms in which the author explores the multiple possibilities of the piano in a work of monumental dimensions. In the second, however, the Symphony no. 7 by Dvořák is performed, the latter being famous for his compositions inspired by the colours, atmospheres and rhythms of Czech popular music and, above all, a great admirer and friend of Brahms.

The Concert for piano and orchestra n. 2 Op. 83 in B flat major, composed by Johannes Brahms in 1881, is considered one of the most complex of the entire concert repertoire due to its technical difficulty. Divided into four movements instead of the traditional three, the Concert also appears closer in its grandeur to a symphony than to the model of the classical-romantic concert.

The Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141, composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1885 and performed for the first time in London, is considered the composition closest to Romanticism written by the Bohemian composer and the one considered by many to be the most beautiful, as it has a higher formal tension and intensity than his most famous and most similar symphony, the Ninth.

National Academy of Santa Cecilia - Symphonic music season - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome

Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia
director Daniel Harding
piano Daniil Trifonov

Brahms: Piano Concert No. 2
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7

Foto: turismoroma