Residentie Orkest - Prokofjev & Schumann
The piano and orchestra shine tonight in three very special pieces by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Prokofiev. Nimbleness and experimentation, bursting with technical skill.
Programme
- Mendelssohn Ouverture ‘Die schöne Melusine’
- Prokofjev Pianoconcert nr. 3
- Schumann Symfonie nr. 4
Tonight, the Residentie Orkest presents a delightful combination of playfulness and incisiveness, glitz and elegance. At the piano is the fantastic young soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason, a scion of the exceptionally musical Kanneh-Mason family whose seven children are all talented musicians, including cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Isata Kanneh-Mason previously performed Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Prokofiev, the rebel and innovator. That was with the BBC; tonight, he is performing with Residentie Orkest in a varied, rhythmic concert – trembling, galloping, but also colourful and ebullient. It is an unusually exciting meeting of talent and technique.
Also being performed tonight is Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, originally a birthday gift for his beloved Clara, back in the care-free days of their lives – a spectacular, dramatic masterpiece – as well as Die schöne Melusine by Felix Mendelssohn, an overture with a beautiful and magical opening. German conductor Ruth Reinhardt returns to The Hague for the occasion, complementing Isata Kanneh-Mason’s talent with her energy, precision and deep insight. This will undoubtedly be a night to remember.