KBS Symphony Orchestra's Autumn Brahms... Pianist Son Minsu Collaboration

On September 4th at Lotte Concert Hall
Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 2

The KBS Symphony Orchestra will fill its 805th regular concert, held on September 4 at Lotte Concert Hall, exclusively with works by Brahms.

In the first half, Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed, followed by Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in the second half. Yoon Merkle, who has been actively working mainly in Europe, will conduct, and pianist Son Minsu, well known as "Im Yunchan's mentor," will be the soloist.

Conductor Yun Merkle [Photo courtesy of KBS Symphony Orchestra, (c) Jean-Baptiste Millot]

Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 was completed 22 years after he composed his Piano Concerto No. 1. It is considered a grand work, so much so that the term "piano symphony" is fitting. Unlike typical piano concertos, it consists of four movements, and the conversational interplay between the piano and orchestra is impressive.

The Symphony No. 2, performed in the second half, is regarded as the most Brahmsian among the four symphonies Brahms left behind. Due to its bright, gentle, and pastoral atmosphere, it is also called "Brahms' Pastoral Symphony."

Conductor Yoon Merkle was born to a German violinist father and a Japanese pianist mother, and studied under Sergiu Celibidache and Gustav Meier. He currently serves as the music director of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra, and is renowned as an authority on German symphonic and operatic interpretation.

Tickets for the KBS Symphony Orchestra's 805th regular concert can be purchased through Interpark and Lotte Concert Hall. For more details, please contact the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

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