Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 (2010)

Conducted by Claudio Abbado

• Music

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening concert of the 2009 Lucerne Festival. Prokofiev's popular and vibrant Third Piano Concerto demonstrates the composer's sharp musical wit, and Yuja Wang is a brilliant exponent of the work. Following this, and chiming beautifully with the festival's theme of the relationship between art and nature, Mahler's First Symphony is given an illuminating and rapturously received performance.

Release date

July 1, 2010

Runtime

1h 19m

Language

English

Director

Michael Beyer

Status

Released