Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3

Conducted by Claudio Abbado

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening concert of the 2009 Lucerne Festival. Prokofiev's popular and vibrant Third Piano Concerto demonstrates the composer's sharp musical wit, and Yuja Wang is a brilliant exponent of the work. Following this, and chiming beautifully with the festival's theme of the relationship between art and nature, Mahler's First Symphony is given an illuminating and rapturously received performance.

Cast

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Yuja Wang

piano

Crew

Sergei Prokofiev

Original Music Composer

Gustav Mahler

Original Music Composer

Andrej Nicolay

Director of Photography

Steffen Herrmann

Editor

Michael Beyer

Director

Clips & Videos

Abbado Conducts Mahler No. 1 & Prokofiev