Beatrice Rana with the Czech Philharmonic – Live from Prague

MENDELSSOHN: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 | BEATRICE RANA, PIANO | ALAIN ALTINOGLU, CONDUCTOR | CZECH PHILHARMONIC

📅 Streaming live on April 4, 2025, at 19:30 CET (GMT+1)
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🔹 Live from Dvořák Hall, Prague
🔹 Program:
– Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
– Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
– Berlioz: Chasse royale et Orage from Les Troyens
– Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2

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The Czech Philharmonic, led by conductor Alain Altinoglu, presents a program that moves from high-energy Romanticism to the shimmering textures of early 20th-century French music.
The concert opens with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, followed by Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, performed by Beatrice Rana. Known for its compact structure and immediate energy, the concerto showcases lyrical writing and virtuoso piano passages.
After the intermission, the orchestra performs another work by Berlioz—the Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens—and concludes with Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé, composed for the Ballets Russes and celebrated for its vivid orchestral color and atmospheric power.

OVERVIEW
Beatrice Rana is an Italian pianist recognized for both her technical command and interpretative insight. She studied with Benedetto Lupo in Italy and later with Arie Vardi in Germany. Rana first attracted international attention after winning First Prize at the 2011 Montreal International Competition and Second Prize at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where she also received the Audience Award.
Since then, she has performed with major orchestras in Europe and North America and collaborated with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Riccardo Chailly, and Antonio Pappano. Her discography includes works by Bach, Chopin, Ravel, and Prokofiev, released under the Warner Classics label. In addition to her solo career, she is active in chamber music and serves as artistic director of the Classiche Forme Festival in Lecce, Italy.