In the first half of the concert they will be joined by the distinguished French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in a performance of Bartok’s moving Piano Concerto No. 3, which he composed right at the end of his life. In the second half Andras Keller will conduct the orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 – “Eroica”. When first performed in 1803, this epic symphonic work changed music forever. As the first great utterance of the Romantic movement, it is regarded as one of the most historic pieces of music ever composed.