Grieg – Piano Concerto, first movement (piano part only!) Hello from Dresden, dear all! Playing Grieg with the Dresdner Philharmonie and Krzysztof Urbański over the next two days. Tomorrow (9.5) we’re at Narodowe Forum Muzyki Wrocław (sold out) And on Saturday (10.5) we’re at the Kulturpalast Dresden, where there are a few tickets remaining: https://tickets.dresdnerphilharmonie.de/webshop/webticket/seatmap?eventId=2948 Hope to see you at one of these! It’s one of my favourite concertos, and I’m

39K views · 1.1K reactions | Here’s the famous opening of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, with a mighty piano introduction that leads into the main theme. Hands up who can play this? lpo.uk/LegendsOfTheNorth  (Audio Credit: Neal O’Doan) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

13K views · 178 reactions | From 1909, here’s the first ever recording of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, performed by Wilhelm Backhaus and the New Symphony Orchestra. As there was a time limit to records in those days, the whole concerto had to be abridged to fit 6 minutes. What’s your favourite old recording? (Special thanks to Recordings 78 for their extraordinary record collection!) | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook