Program: Camille Saint-Saëns – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 | Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
“Just wait—at the very first note of the C minor, everything is gone!”
Violinist Karol Lipiński before a performance of the 5th Symphony
Program:
Camille Saint-Saëns – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Ta-ta-ta-taaaa—that’s how fate knocks on the door in Beethoven’s music. And we’re knocking on the door of our Grand House with its new orchestra pit. And for the long-awaited reopening of the Mecklenburg State Theater, we naturally want to make a big splash: With the very first note of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, we’ll sweep away the memories of the long wait. But first, we’ll finally hear a piano concerto again—namely, Camille Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Clear the stage!