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Steen-Andersen's Piano Concerto in Glasgow and Basel

The concert calendar of 2019 is kicked off with the Scottish and Swiss premiere of Simon Steen-Andersen's spectacular 'Piano Concerto'.

Still from Simon Steen-Andersen's 'Piano Concerto'
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will perform Simon Steen-Andersen's 'Piano Concerto' on 12 January with Nicolas Hodges as soloist, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. The work is performed at a concert in the BBC series 'Hear and Now' and will later be broadcast on BBC Radio 3. On the programme is also Per Nørgaard's 7th Symphony and 'The Ground' by the Glasgow-based composer David Fennessy. 

Read more about the concert here.

The Scottish premiere of 'Piano Concerto' is tightly followed by the Swiss premiere. Basel Sinfonietta, Nicolas Hodges and André de Ridder will perform the work in Basel on 27 January. 

Read more about the Basel concert here.