Music Director/Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Piano: Martin Helmchen
Programme
Kaija Saariaho, Nymphéa Reflection (2001) (Asian première)
Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54
Brahms, Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90
About Martin Helmchen
“Superb pianist.” – BBC Music Magazine
“Helmchen formed melodic phrases as clear and elegant as the columns of a Greek temple…his playing made sparks fly.” – The New York Times
“Of crystalline beauty – Helmchen exquisitely shaped the contours of both the sweet melody and twinkling backdrop to the orchestra.” – The Boston Globe
“Martin Helmchen highlights the unearthly beauty of the melody and interprets the music as a soulful song.” – Berliner Morgenpost
- Artist-in-Residence, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra 2024/2025
- Winner of Gramophone Classical Music Award 2020
- 1st Prize, 2001 Clara Haskil Competition at age 19
- Has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, New York Philharmonic & Boston Symphony, and with conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä etc
- Festival appearances included BBC Proms, Tanglewood, Schubertiade, Lockenhaus and Lucerne Festivals
