Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce Scottish premiere
Beethoven Piano Concerto No2
Interval
Mahler Symphony No5

Thomas Søndergård CONDUCTOR
Francesco Piemontesi PIANO

‘A symphony must be like the world,’ declared Gustav Mahler. ‘It must embrace everything!’ So what better way for Thomas Søndergård to make his entrance as the RSNO’s new Music Director than by plunging headlong into Mahler’s Fifth Symphony: a sweeping romantic drama of life, death and – of course – love? Superstar pianist Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven’s brightest concerto, and a musical firecracker from Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski lights the touchpaper. Come and join the celebration!