Beethoven Héroique - Fray / Equilbey

A monumental season opener. Carried by the unprecedented power of a double orchestra, Beethoven breaks the codes: from imperial brilliance to heroic epic, music becomes revolution. Beethoven to open the season - and not just any.

The breath of the Emperor and the heroic surge resonate here in the powerful setting of an interpretation in double orchestra. In the first part, the Concerto for Piano No. 5, called "The Emperor", composed in 1809 when Vienna was being bombed by Napoleonic troops.

The piano emerges immediately, without waiting for the orchestra, and establishes a new relationship: no longer confrontation, but dialogue between soloist and orchestra. David Fray approaches it here for the first time.

With the Third Symphony, the "Heroic", the individual surge expands into a vast collective epic, carried by the united power of Insula orchestra and Insula camerata – the orchestra on period instruments founded by Laurence Equilbey and her academy of young musicians, reunited for the occasion in a double orchestra setup of rare scope.

At their head, Laurence Equilbey, whose commitment to Beethoven on period instruments lies at the heart of Insula orchestra's artistic project since its founding – and who approaches this program with the force and conviction of a conductor at the height of her art.

This concert is performed on period instruments. Duration: 2h with intermission