TAKING THE LEAD

September 2021

Alternating self-directed ensemble works with those that centre around the piano, this tour reunites the MCO with sensational pianist Yuja Wang for an extended European tour.

Haydn's "Horn Signal" symphony opens each programme, a commanding showcase directed from within the orchestra by MCO Concertmaster Matthew Truscott. Such an approach is not only historically informed; some scholars believe this is how Haydn himself, a violinist, would have led the first performance at Schloss Esterhazy, where this tour concludes. But it is also done to celebrate the agility, responsiveness and self-determination of the ensemble. And on a smaller scale this is also true of Stravinsky's Octet, where the winds guide themselves alone to mark half a century since the composer's death.

The centre of these programmes is formed of works for solo piano and ensemble. Whether Bach, Janáček, or Shostakovich's second piano concerto, which closes each performance, these pieces highlight the individual and unmistakable strengths of Yuja Wang's piano playing. While her talent has usually leads her to work alongside the world's most celebrated conductors, it was with this orchestra that Wang first took the lead for herself on our last tour together in 2017.

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CONCERTS THIS TOUR

14 September 2021 Sibiu

Tuesday 18:00 / Filarmonica

J. HAYDN / L. JANÁČEK / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

15 September 2021 Bucharest

Wednesday 16:30 / Ateneul Român

J. HAYDN / L. JANÁČEK / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

17 September 2021 Merano

Friday 20:30 / Kursaal

J. HAYDN / J. S. BACH / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

18 September 2021 Bologna

Saturday 18:00 / Teatro Celebrazioni

J. HAYDN / L. JANÁČEK / J. S. BACH

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

18 September 2021 Bologna

Saturday 21:00 / Teatro Celebrazioni

J. HAYDN / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

19 September 2021 Frankfurt

Sunday 19:00 / Alte Oper Frankfurt

J. HAYDN / J. S. BACH / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

22 September 2021 Udine

Wednesday 18:00 / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine

J. HAYDN / I. STRAVINSKY / J. S. BACH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

22 September 2021 Udine

Wednesday 21:00 / Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine

J. HAYDN / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

23 September 2021 Verona

Thursday 20:00 / Teatro Filarmonico

J. HAYDN / J. S. BACH / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader

25 September 2021 Eisenstadt

Saturday 19:30 / Schloß Esterhazy

J. HAYDN / L. JANÁČEK / I. STRAVINSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH 

Yuja Wang piano & director / Matthew Truscott concertmaster & leader