classic.Esterhazy: Concert for Mother's Day

Eva Gevorgyan, piano
Maria Włoszczowska, conductor
Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major Hob. I:94 "Surprise"
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 "Scottish"

"There is something fundamentally unique in his piano playing, and at the same time so masterful that one can truly call him a perfect virtuoso": This is how Felix Mendelssohn once wrote about his friend and colleague Frédéric Chopin. Chopin's piano concertos forego symphonic debates and place the solo part unchallenged in the spotlight: The piano shines like a prima donna with expressive bel canto arias, while the orchestra rolls out the red carpet for her – in this case, the Russian-Armenian pianist and composer Eva Gevorgyan, born in 2004.
When Mendelssohn visited the historic Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, he noted: "The chapel next to it now lacks a roof, grass and ivy grow abundantly within, and at the broken altar, Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland. ... I believe I found the beginning of my Scottish Symphony there today." Under the direction of its concertmaster Maria Włoszczowska, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings both Mendelssohn and Chopin to life – starting with Haydn's famous "Farewell Symphony": a morning to indulge in.