Hans Abrahamsen Concerto for the Left Hand

Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA
United Kingdom
0121 200 2000
symphonyhall@necgroup.co.uk

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov Conductor
Alexandre Tharaud Piano
Sarah Tynan Soprano


Gustav Mahler never wrote anything happier than his Fourth Symphony. Jangling sleighbells, Mozart-like melodies, and a child’s vision of heaven… if it almost sounds too sweet, trust Ilan Volkov to find the black comedy beneath the playful surface. First, though, we’ve a charming new version of Debussy’s Children’s Corner – and the first UK performance of a new piano concerto, specially written for tonight’s soloist by the Danish sonic magician Hans Abrahamsen.



Claude Debussy : Children’s Corner
Hans Abrahamsen : Concerto for the Left Hand
Gustav Mahler : Symphony No. 4