Tjajkovskijs pianokonsert Uppsala Kammarorkester

Jessica Cottis conducts the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra in the popular Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto and Williams’ Fifth Symphony. Acclaimed pianist Zlata Chochieva is the soloist.

Category & Stage	Duration	Price	Age limit
Classical Uppsala Concert & Congress, Stora salen	2 hours (incl. intermission)	Regular: 290 - 340 SEK Limited visibility/comfort: 135 SEK Service fee will be added	None, but not adapted for younger children

About the Performance

Participants

Conductor: Jessica Cottis
Soloist: Zlata Chochieva, piano
Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

Concert Introduction 6:20 PM – 6:40 PM

Program

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor op. 23
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Symphony No. 5 in D major

One of the most popular piano works in classical music is Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with its colorful melodies and virtuoso soloists. Zlata Chochieva visits Uppsala Chamber Orchestra for the first time and Jessica Cottis is welcomed back to the conductor’s podium. There will also be Ralph Vaughan Williams’ magnificent Symphony No 5.

Well-known tones

Tchaikovsky’s dramatic and heartfelt Piano Concerto No 1 is one of the most popular piano concertos. Its powerful opening is recognizable, while the concerto’s middle movement is influenced by a French folk song and the work’s dance-like and rhythmically challenging conclusion is brilliant.

Compared to the giants

Hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of the most extraordinary artists of her generation, Zlata Chochieva performs on concert stages around the world.

Her piano playing has been compared to that of Sergei Rachmaninov and Martha Argerich, and she has won several major awards for her music.

Composed during war

British composer Vaughan Williams’ Fifth Symphony is one of his most beloved works. Composed during the Second World War, and despite being influenced by its time, the symphony is beautiful and peaceful. Its premiere in 1943 at the Proms Festival in London was an instant success.

Acclaimed conductor

Award-winning and in-demand conductor Jessica Cottis makes a long-awaited return visit to lead the Uppsala Chamber Orchestra in this spring concert. She grew up on her family’s sheep farm in south-eastern Australia and developed a lifelong passion for nature and music at an early age.

Cottis has established herself as a highly sought-after conductor around the world, praised for her calm and unique leadership. She is currently Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.

Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

With a range of styles spanning from grand symphonies to more intimate chamber music works, Uppsala Chamber Orchestra has performed live music for the county’s residents for over 50 years. The orchestra, considered by many to be one of Sweden’s finest, consists of professional musicians and is renowned for its warm and full orchestral sound. Since 2007, the home stage has been Uppsala Concert & Congress, where they also give family concerts and invite school classes for study visits. In recent years, the orchestra
has made appreciated guest appearances in Estonia, in the concert halls in Gothenburg, Vara and Norrköping and Artipelag on Värmdö. Uppsala Chamber Orchestra is part of the Music in Uppland Foundation, a regional music organization in Uppsala with Region Uppsala as the principal.

The concert is organized by Musik i Uppland and is part of the Orchestra Series – Big Subscription and Small Subscription