Beethoven 200: II

TITLE: Beethoven 200: II With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra --- SUBTITLE: With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra --- DATE/TIME: Tuesday 9 March 2027, 7.30pm --- PROGRAMME: Beethoven – Overture: Fidelio; Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4; Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” --- PERFORMERS: Elizabeth Sombart (piano); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Michalis Economou (conductor) --- EVENT COPY: The second of four all-Beethoven concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra marking 200 years since the composer’s death. The triumphant Fidelio Overture, with strong themes of loyalty and courage, is contrasted with the poetic Fourth Piano Concerto. Celebrated pianist Elizabeth Sombart performs one of the most beautiful and lyrical of all piano concertos – by turns sunny and melancholic, rapturous and introspective, feverish and wistful. The Third Symphony is nothing short of revolutionary: majes