Program

Johannes Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor op. 15
Serenade No. 1 in D major op. 11

Instrumentation

Camerata Salzburg
Giovanni Guzzo, violin & conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Transparent and multi-layered

Do you love Brahms? Hélène Grimaud certainly does, especially his first piano concerto. It is one of her showpieces - in the almost 30 years of her impressive career, she has returned to the grandiose score of the young Johannes Brahms time and again. The complexity, the smouldering passion, the virtuosity and emotional depth of the work constantly inspire new explorations. For the exceptional French pianist, who has also made a name for herself as an author and animal rights activist, this is both a feel-good factor and a challenge. Together with the exquisitely playing Camerata Salzburg, she will give us a guaranteed dusted-off and transparent Brahms sound, which promises a special intensity of interaction due to the performance without a conductor.