Mendelssohn Piano Concerto with Benjamin Grosvenor

Saturday 25 November 2023, 7.30pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra

BRAHMS Tragic Overture

MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No.1

SCHUMANN Symphony No.4

Maxim Emelyanychev conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano

Championed by Franz Liszt, and inspired by unrequited love, Mendelssohn’s sparkling First Piano Concerto is something of an overlooked masterpiece — but the electrifying British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is just the musician to reveal its fiery virtuosity as well as its delicate, Chopin-like beauty.

Maxim Emelyanychev contrasts Mendelssohn’s brilliance with the turbulent drama and high emotions of Brahms gripping Tragic Overture, as well as Schumann’s most original Symphony. Celebrating his longed-for marriage to his beloved Clara Wieck, No.4 plunges you into deep drama and stormy emotions before exhilarating you with its joyful conclusion.