Change of Soloist (Subscription Concerts Program B on Sept. 19 & 20, Subscription Concert in Ashikaga on Sept. 22 and Concert in Takasaki on Sept. 23)

Hélène Grimaud, pianist, who was scheduled to perform Schumann / Piano Concerto in the above four concerts, has had to cancel her trip to Japan due to a recent Covid-infection. Alessandro Taverna will perform in her place. The program and the rest of the artists remain the same.
Your kind understanding is most appreciated.


September 2024 Subscription Concerts Program B
Thursday, September 19, 2024 7:00pm
Friday, September 20, 2024 7:00pm
At Suntory Hall

The 26th NHK Symphony Orchestra Subscription in Ashikaga
Sunday, September 22, 2024 3:00pm
At Ashikaga Flower Park Plaza / Culture Hall
Promoted by MBS / Ashikaga Flower Park Plaza
Ashikaga Flower Park Plaza (In Japanese Only)：http://shimin-plaza.ashikaga-mbs.or.jp/

NHK Symphony Orchestra Concert in Takasaki
Monday, September 23, 2024 2:00pm
Takasaki City Theatre, Grand Theatre
Promoted by Takasaki City Theatre (The Takasaki Foundation)
Takasaki City Theatre (In Japanese Only): https://www.takasaki-foundation.or.jp/theatre/concert_detail.php?key=1478

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Alessandro Taverna, piano
Schubert / Overture in the Italian Style No. 2 C Major D. 591
Schumann / Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 54
Beethoven / Symphony No. 7 A Major Op. 92

Alessandro Taverna, piano

Alessandro Taverna was born in Venice, Italy in 1983. He garnered the world’s attention when he won 3rd prize in the 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition. He has also won prizes at competitions, including the London International Piano Competition and the Busoni International Piano Competition. He studied with Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky at the Imola International Piano Academy in his youth, then with Sergio Perticaroli at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover. He has worked with prestigious orchestras such as the Filarmonica della Scala, the Münchner Philharmoniker, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under such renowned conductors as Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Chailly, Fabio Luisi, and Daniel Harding. In 2012, he was awarded the Premio Presidente della Repubblica (the Italian Republic Presidential Award) in recognition of his international career and artistic achievements. He was hailed as the 'natural successor to his great compatriot Arturo Michelangeli' by British music critics, and his “music making stimulates the senses as does a visit to his native Venice.” He is a pianist who possesses gorgeousness, delicacy, and a rich personality. In his first collaboration with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in November 2021, he played Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2, in a perfect harmony with the orchestra to deliver a large-scale performance.

[Haruka Kosaka]