On Tour in Budapest
Sir Antonio Pappano and Seong-Jin Cho
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Wednesday 1 October 2025 • 7.30pm
Book TicketsThe Concert
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No 9
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 5
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Seong-Jin Cho piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Tickets
Tickets 7500-29900 HUF
Available from Müpa Budapest
The Concert
Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood.
The Music
In 1945, Soviet authorities expected Shostakovich to use his Ninth Symphony to celebrate Soviet military might. What they got was a subversive, mischievous work that thumbed its nose at Stalin.
Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 2 is one of the most powerful and technically challenging of all. Listen out for moments in the opening movement that test the soloist’s stamina to its limits, and a helter-skelter finale that never lets up.
Fate rules over Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a revolutionary work that grows to dramatic, sublime heights from the simple germ of its opening four notes.
The Performers
The LSO is joined by South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Sir Antonio Pappano, LSO Chief Conductor, conducts.
