Concerto for piano and orchestra in b minor
on fragments of an unfinished piano concerto by Edvard Grieg op.16 (1997)
> Introduction
> The fragments
> Performances
The Concerto in B minor was first performed on the 3rd May 2003 at St James, Piccadilly, London by Laurent Beeckmans and the orchestra I Maestri conducted by Thomas Kemp.
Quite a coïncidence, this happened at the same date and almost at the same location than Grieg's performance in 1888 of his own piano concerto. This was his first appearance in England, exactly 115 years before! (enlarge the announcements on the right)
The second performance was at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels on the 7th November 2003 by Laurent Beeckmans and the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles conducted by Jacques Vanherenthals.
See also the three following reviews that appeared on the culture site Kulturspeilet (in Norwegian)
About the Grieg's b minor and the Oslo competition (May 1998)
Review of the Brussels' concert (June 2004)
Interview of Laurent Beeckmans (July 2004)
