On Tour in Saffron Walden
Sir Antonio Pappano and Denis Kozhukhin
Saffron Hall
The Concert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 3
Interval
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6, ‘Pathétique’
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Denis Kozhukhin piano *
London Symphony Orchestra
Tickets
Available from Saffron Hall.
The Concert
Tchaikovsky juggles beauty and suffering and Beethoven marries tenderness and high spirits.
The Music
There’s pathos and grandeur in equal measure in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, its slow movement one of the composer’s most achingly divine.
The concert ends with Tchaikovsky’s journey to the depths of the soul. Despite ending on a note of utter despair, the ‘Pathétique’ is among the composer’s most beautiful works.
The Performers
The LSO is sure to draw high emotion from Tchaikovsky, while pianist Denis Kozhukhin joins Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano for Beethoven’s engaging and original gem.
The ‘Pathétique’ Symphony features some of Tchaikovsky’s most heartrending music.
Sir Antonio Pappano
* Change of artist
Beatrice Rana is expecting a baby and will be withdrawing from her concerts in spring 2026 with the LSO and Sir Antonio Pappano. The LSO is pleased to announce that Denis Kozhukhin will now be the piano soloist for this performance.
Posted Thu 22 Jan 2026.
