ONLINE EVENT: Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3

Renowned Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman joins forces with the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle at LSO St Luke’s for a three-concert cycle of Beethoven's five piano concertos. Streamed on the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, this opening concert begins with Concerto No 1, written after No 2 but published first. Brimming with bold melodic and harmonic writing, No 1 reveals the emergence of Beethoven’s own inimitable voice. Second on the programme is Concerto No 3, in the key of C minor, associated in Beethoven’s work with a sense of drama and foreboding.

> Watch Concertos Nos 2 & 4 on 19 December 2020
> Watch Concerto No 5 on 21 December 2020

Photo: Deutsche Grammophon/Bartek Barczyk