Martha Argerich and KSO

Conductor: Boian Videnoff Soloist: Martha Argerich, piano Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (1892) Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485 (1816) Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (1795) Under Bojan Videnoff's direction the concert opens with Elgar's warm and elegant Serenade for Strings before we are taken on into Schubert's bright and clear Symphony No. 5. Then we meet the evening's highlight: Beethoven's first piano concerto with Martha Argerich, one of the great legends of our time - a pianist who with her energy, authority and incomparable virtuosity has shaped musical life for several decades. Together, Videnoff, Argerich and the orchestra create an evening that unites classical elegance and pure piano magic. The concert is repeated on Thursday evening in Stavanger konserthus.