Pianist and long-time festival friend Hinrich Alpers brings his hometown to us in a specially programmed and recorded recital. Brahms and Beethoven will dominate this program, which includes a performance of Beethoven symphonies in Liszt’s transcriptions, hot off the recording press!

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) | Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
I. Allegro – II. Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) – III. Allegro molto e con fuoco – Più mosso – IV. Allegro con fuoco – Presto non troppo ed agitato

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886) | Symphony No. 5, S. 464
I. Allegro con brio – II. Andante con moto – III. Scherzo: Allegro – IV. Allegro-Presto

Hinrich Alpers Live from Hanover is digital-only content and part of your Festival Livestream Pass. Single ticket access will be available in July, with the generous support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ottawa. Online from July 25 to August 6.