Martin Helmchen plays Brahms

Wegens een acute ontsteking aan de schouder kan Marc Albrecht de geplande concerten helaas niet dirigeren. Wij wensen onze toekomstige chef-dirigent een spoedig herstel. Wij zijn Karl-Heinz Steffens bijzonder dankbaar dat hij bereid is deze concerten te leiden. Steffens was in het verleden al meerdere malen, telkens met groot succes, te gast bij het orkest.

Starting in the 2026-2027 season, Marc Albrecht will take up the baton as principal conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. This season, he returns to Antwerp with music by Brahms, a composer he has admired since receiving his first Brahms score at age 12. Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, originally conceived as a sonata and later adapted into a symphony, reflects his early struggles with the symphonic form. Martin Helmchen, a cherished guest of the orchestra, performs this Beethoven-inspired masterpiece. Arnold Schoenberg’s orchestration of Brahms’ First Piano Quartet, crafted 80 years after the original, transforms the piece into a stunning tribute to one of the 19th century’s greatest symphonic composers.