RPO: Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven 5

TITLE: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra --- SUBTITLE: Vasily Petrenko conducts Beethoven 5 --- DATE/TIME: Wednesday 20 January 2027, 7.30pm --- PROGRAMME: Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova – A Bewitched Place (world premiere); Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 2; Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 --- PERFORMERS: Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Jan Lisiecki (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra --- EVENT COPY: Beethoven’s earth-shattering Fifth Symphony crowns an evening of drama and virtuosity. Vasily Petrenko conducts the symphony that redefined classical music — a white‑knuckle journey from despair to triumph, launched by the famous four-note “fate” motif. The programme opens with A Bewitched Place by Nadezhda Rimskaya‑Korsakova, her last work before marrying Nikolai Rimsky‑Korsakov, followed by Prokofiev’s daredevil Second Piano Concerto, written to showcase his own formidable skills. “Pristine, lyrical and