Scottish Chamber Orchestra Budapest Concert

March 26th
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm

J. Ch. Bach: Lucio Silla – overture
Mozart: Piano concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K 456
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major, K 113
Mozart: Piano concerto No. 24 in C minor, K 491
With: Piotr Anderszewski – piano

With his Budapest solo evening the brilliant Polish-Hungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski became one of the public’s favourites. On this occasion he is to perform two Mozart piano concertos with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The ensemble is one of the very best; it has made many recordings with Sir Charles Mackerras and given memorable concerts and opera productions. In 2006 the Scottish Chamber Ensemble recorded two Mozart piano concertos (K 453 and K 466) with Anderszewski for a CD that was received with enthusiasm by the experts and the public. BBC Music Magazine’s critic rated it as “not to be missed”.

Founded in 1974, the ensemble is known for its innovative approach to music-making and programme planning. It has done a great deal to spread national cultural values, both at home and abroad. It visits schools with its special music teaching programmes to train the future generation of music-lovers and concert-goers and it also organises workshops for amateur musicians where amateurs and professionals make music together. It is a regular guest at famous festivals in Scotland and the UK (Edinburgh, St. Magnus, Aldeburgh) and also frequently appears in leading concert halls in Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and overseas. The ensemble’s first guest conductor was the outstanding Estonian conductor, Olari Elts, and its principal conductor from 1996 was the violinist-conductor Joseph Swensen. For many years it has worked together with Sir Charles Mackerras. Together with its conductor laureate it has recorded Mozart piano concertos (soloist: Alfred Brendel) and Beethoven’s complete symphonies, the 9th Symphony in co-operation with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

The ensemble was nominated for a Grammy Prize for its recording of the Brahms symphonies. It has created a tradition of concert performances of opera at the Edinburgh Festival. It is especially committed to the works of contemporary composers and has commissioned over fifty compositions. It performed new pieces by Composer Laureate Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Mark-Anthony Turnage in the 2007–08 season, and Edward Harper, James MacMillan, Haflidi Hallgrímsson, Einojuhani Rautavaara and Stuart MacRae have also dedicated works to the orchestra.

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