Paul Terracini | conductor
Julia Gu | piano
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Taking inspiration from the impending invasion of Rome by the legendary general Coriolanus, Beethoven’s Coriolan overture is a fitting opener for a concert featuring his momentous Fifth Symphony. That stormy, heroic symphony was written during a time of turmoil – for Beethoven, as his deafness increased, and for Europe, in the face of Napoleon’s advancing army.
This season’s featured young soloist, eighteen-year-old Julia Gu, won the Conservatorium High School’s 2015 Concerto Competition playing the second piano concerto of a similarly youthful Chopin. The multi-award-winning rising star is now studying in Hamburg and returns to Australia especially for this performance.