Mitsuko Uchida
London Symphony Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida
Piano
Sir Simon Rattle
Conductor
Robert Schumann
Overture: Genoveva
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto
Serge Rachmaninoff
Symphony No 3
About the Artists
Mitsuko Uchida
One of the most revered artists of our time, Mitsuko Uchida is known as a peerless interpreter of the works of Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven, as well for being a devotee of the piano music of Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, and György Kurtág.
London Symphony Orchestra
This is one of the last opportunities to see Sir Simon Rattle in action before he moves back to Germany. Schumann only wrote one piano concerto, but it was written to express his deep love for his wife, Clara and this is also apparent in the overture which opens the evening. Rachmaninov’s inspiration was very different, having been exiled from his home country and exploring what it meant to be in a new world.
