| 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 |
Martin Helmchen (Piano)
★★★★★
“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
Featured artists:
Christoph Poppen
(Music Director)
Martin Helmchen
(Piano)
