In one of the musical high points of 2011, Johannes Fritzsch confirms his credentials as a fine Brucknerian in the mighty Fifth Symphony. Bruckner was humble and deeply religious and his massive symphonies are inevitably compared to Gothic cathedrals. Like the faith of the people who constructed those cathedrals, Bruckner’s sonorities move heaven and earth, as well as audiences.
To open the concert, Duncan Gifford, hailed internationally as a major artist of his generation, makes a welcome return to Australia to conclude the QSO’s Beethoven piano concerto series with the Concerto No 2, a work of elegance, poise and refinement.
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Maestro Series 7: Beethoven and Bruckner
