It's party time when our beloved conductor emeritus Jaap van Zweden heads the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. With Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, he chooses two composers who crossed his path several times during his rich musical career. Beethoven composed his Third Piano Concerto at the start of the nineteenth century. In it, he bridged the gap between Mozart's piano concertos and the heyday of Romanticism. Beethoven himself took his seat behind the piano at the premiere - according to tradition, he played the concerto largely by heart, as there was hardly anything on paper. Eighty-five years later, Tchaikovsky showed what Beethoven initiated. Bloody beautiful melodies make his dramatic Fifth Symphony a delightful highlight of the Russian repertoire. Tchaikovsky led the first performance, now Jaap van Zweden is happy to take up the baton.

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Apr 18, 2026

Jaap van Zweden conducts Tchaikovsky · Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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