Event Details

Maria Badstue, conductor
Christina Bjørkøe, piano

An NCPA Presentation

Programme:
Biber : Battalia
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Sibelius: Impromptu
Sibelius: Romance

Beethoven’s sublime Third Piano Concerto is a masterpiece embodying a profound journey from stormy drama to tranquil resolution. This will be followed by the gentle charm of Sibelius’s music, which will transport you to Nordic landscapes painted with lush, musical brush strokes.

Maria Badstue has been praised as “one of the best young Danish conductors of today”. She is a recipient of the prestigious 2019-2021 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship, and in the 2022-23 season, she makes her debuts in Italy, France and the United States.

Pianist Christina Bjørkøe is one of Denmark’s leading musicians and performs solo recitals, as a chamber musician and as a soloist with the Danish symphony orchestras. She is an associate professor at the Danish National Academy of Music and has worked with pianists including Krystian Zimerman and Emanuel Ax.

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