Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra & Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

Sunday 8 October 2017 - 2.45pm - Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

Schumann Overture: Genoveva [10]
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in B Flat Minor Op.23 [32]
Brahms Symphony No.3 in F Major Op.90 [31]

Our opening concert of the season under the baton of Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth features two great romantic pieces from the 19th century. Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto (composed between November 1874 and February 1875) is arguably one of the most popular piano concertos ever written. Our soloist, making her Brighton debut, is the exciting young Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu, recently named as one of 30 pianists under 30 destined for a spectacular career (International Piano Magazine).

Brahms's intensely lyrical Symphony No.3 was written in the summer of 1883 and after a hugely successful first performance it quickly gained a reputation as one of Brahms's most artistically perfect pieces.

Schumann’s overture from his only opera Genoveva opens the concert, inspired by a medieval German legend and heavily influenced by Wagner.

Tickets £12, 17, £23, £28, £34, £38 on sale Mon 4 September 2017
Under 18s & students half price
Family ticket: up to 2 children @ £1 each when full price adult ticket purchased
Group discounts of 10% for groups of 10-19 people and 20% for groups of 20 or more
Save between 20-25% by purchasing a season ticket for the whole, or part of the, season

Discounted parking (just £6) available at NCP Church Street Car Park between 1-6pm

1.45pm - Pre-Concert Interview - Tickets £3.75
Brighton Museum Education Pavilion
Alexandra Dariescu in conversation with Louise Schweitzer