Leonard Slatkin, Stephen Hough & NSO
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PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, Emperor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral
INFO
Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, known as the "Pastoral," is beloved for its unique, bucolic flavor. Despite enduring the torment of hearing loss during its composition, Beethoven found solace in the serene countryside, which inspired a rich outpouring of creativity. This symphony expresses his profound love for nature. Grammy-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin will guide you through the landscape of Beethoven's emotions, helping you rediscover the essence of his vision.
Pianist Sir Stephen Hough, whose past performances in Taiwan have left a lasting impression on local audiences, will join Slatkin for a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, Emperor. Grand in scale and heroic in character, this concerto epitomizes Beethoven's mature style and his reverence for the spirit of freedom. A concert of masterworks by legendary artists—only by being there in person can one truly grasp the essence of a "classic" performance.
【A Pre-concert Talk will be held before the performance.】
Lecturer: Chun-Chieh Yen
Time: 2025/11/16 Sun. 19:00-19:20
Venue: The National Concert Hall 1F Lobby
ARTISTS
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Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
National Symphony Orchestra
conductor／Leonard Slatkin
Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL), Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (OFGC), Artistic Consultant to the Las Vegas Philharmonic (LVP), and Artistic Advisor to the Nashville Symphony. He maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting and is active as a composer, author, and educator.
The 2025-26 season includes engagements with the National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, SLSO, USC Thornton Symphony, LVP, Taiwan Philharmonic, KBS Symphony Orchestra (Seoul), Gunma Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo), Nashville Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Warsaw Philharmonic, Franz Schubert Filharmonia (Barcelona), ONL, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica George Enescu (Bucharest), OFGC, and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
Slatkin has received six Grammy awards and 35 nominations. Naxos recently reissued Vox audiophile editions of his SLSO recordings featuring the works of Gershwin, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev. Other Naxos recordings include Slatkin Conducts Slatkin—a compilation of pieces written by generations of his family—as well as works by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Berlioz, Copland, Borzova, McTee, and Williams.
A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has been awarded the Prix Charbonnier from the Federation of Alliances Françaises, Austria's Decoration of Honor in Silver, and the League of American Orchestras' Gold Baton. His debut book, Conducting Business (2012), for which he received the ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award, was followed by Leading Tones (2017) and Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21st Century (2021). His latest books are Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Twentieth Century (spring 2024) and Eight Symphonic Masterworks of the Nineteenth Century (fall 2024), part of an ongoing series of essays that supplement the score-study process, published by Bloomsbury.
piano／Sir Stephen Hough
In a career spanning over 40 years, Hough has played regularly with most of the world's leading orchestras, including televised and filmed appearances with the Berlin, London, China, Seoul and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Concertgebouw, Budapest Festival and the NHK Symphony Orchestras. He has been a regular guest of recital series and festivals worldwide. including Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Festival Hall, Salzburg, Verbier, La Roque-d'Anthéron, Aspen, Tanglewood, Aldeburgh and Edinburgh.
Sir Stephen Hough opens his 2025/26 season at the Elbphilharmonie, launching the Hamburg Staatsorchester's season under its new music director Omer Meir Wellber with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, for which he has composed a brand-new second movement. Over the following 12 months, he gives more than 60 concerts/recitals across three continents, appearing with leading orchestras in the US, Europe, and Asia. This season also marks the Asian premiere of his Piano Concerto The World of Yesterday—named after Stefan Zweig's memoir—with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, followed by its Korean premiere with Symphony S.O.N.G. His season also features a series of high-profile recital appearances, including Wigmore Hall in London and Klavierfestival Ruhr in Germany. His Piano Quintet (Les Noces Rouges), inspired by an episode in American novelist Willa Cather's My Ántonia, and commissioned by the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in 2024, will receive its European and UK premieres at the National Concert Hall in Dublin and Southbank Centre in London.