Beethoven en Tsjaikovski Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest

Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto is a heroic epic in which the soloist throws himself into the battle with lionhearted courage. In that hero, we recognize the composer himself. He went deaf, yet continued to compose, thus overcame his fate, and became a shining example for the generations after him. For Tchaikovsky, too. 'In essence, my symphony is an imitation of Beethoven,' he said of his heroic Fourth. Imitation? You could safely call it the superlative.