Presented by:
Philharmonie de Paris
Concert caritatif donné au profit de l'Institut Curie (Fondation reconnue d'utilité publique)
PROGRAMME
SERGEJ PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major op. 26
GUSTAV MAHLER: Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor
- Conductor Andris Nelsons
- Piano Martha Argerich
- Lucerne Festival Orchestra including Mahler Chamber Orchestra
ABOUT THIS CONCERT
The Lucerne Festival Orchestra, founded in 2003 by Claudio Abbado (1933–2014), is comprised of acclaimed soloists, chamber musicians and music professors, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at its core. The orchestra has grown to become an international sensation, particularly for its outstanding performances of the Mahler and Bruckner symphonies under the baton of Claudio Abbado, who served as artistic director until his death in 2014.
This concert under the baton of Andris Nelsons features Sergej Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 3 with soloist Martha Argerich and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony no. 5.
A percentage of every ticket sale for this concert will be donated to the Institut Curie for cancer research.