German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Kent Nagano, Rafał Blechacz

Olivier Messiaen entrusted her with revising his compositions, and generations of students—including Kent Nagano—benefited from her musical expertise. As a composer, however, she remained largely overlooked for a long time: her *Pièce sur la souffrance* from the 1940s is now a rare rediscovery.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 marks the transition between the Baroque tradition and the classical formal language. Finally, with Schubert’s “Great” Symphony in C major, the music unfolds entirely on its own terms, free from external expectations.

Instrumentation

• German Symphony Orchestra Berlin
• Kent Nagano, conductor
• Rafał Blechacz, piano

Program

Yvonne Loriod

Pièce sur la souffrance (world premiere)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Rafał Blechacz, piano

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944, “The Great”