Vasily Petrenko and Isata Kanneh-Mason

Vasily Petrenko assumes his role as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s new Music Director for only the second time as he conducts a stunning programme of orchestral music for the Edinburgh International Festival, ahead of the Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season in September 2021.

The concert opens with Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, with the Orchestra joined by one of the UK’s most exciting young pianists, Isata Kanneh-Mason, whose recording of Clara Schumann’s piano music on the Decca label received critical acclaim.

Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 resounds with a wonderful blend of gravitas and rising melodies, with the fourth and final movement launching into a frantic fanfare that makes for a spectacular showpiece to end the concert.

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