The Prokofiev Marathon

This suite of five concerts at Munich's Philharmonic Hall performed by the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Mariinsky Orchestra and several soloists, forms part of the MPhil 360° Festival. The MPhil 360° Festival is a new festival which marks the beginning of Valery Gergiev's collaboration with the Münchner Philharmoniker. Core of the program of the festival’s first edition are the five piano concertos of Prokofiev who enter into a dialogue with history and modern age. All of Prokofiev’s piano concertos are complemented by works of the German musical literature. PROGRAM Prokofiev: Piano Concerto (for the left hand) No. 4; Shchedrin: “Tanja – Katja”, Romance in Folk Style for Woman’s Voice and String Orchestra; Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 “Naughty Limericks”; Hartmann: Simplicius Simplicissimus, Suite