A. Gutseriev, E. Plasson

ABOUT THE CONCERT

The court theatre entrepreneur Baron Braun approached Beethoven with an offer to compose music for the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus based on a theme by the then famous Italian choreographer Salvatore Viganò. The overture to the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus was composed in 1800, i.e. even earlier than the better-known Egmont, Leonores Nos. 1–3, Coriolanus, and others.

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor is one of the most performed compositions not only by Grieg, but also of Norwegian music as a whole. The three-movement composition attracts attention with its original Nordic melodies and harmonies, and Grieg projected elements of village folklore into it.

Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek was one of the most important representatives of Czech Classicism and at the same time anticipated the arrival of the Romantic style in his work. Symphony in D major was written in 1821 and soon earned the respect of Beethoven himself, to whose early works it is often compared. Although it can be considered somewhat outdated in some respects, we also find passages that point forward towards Early Romanticism.

The solo piano part will be performed by pianist Adam Gutseriev. The concert will be conducted by the French conductor Emmanuel Plasson.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven  
The Creatures of Prometheus, Overture Op.43

Edvard Hagerup Grieg 
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor Op. 16

Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek  
Symphony in D major

Performers

Adam Gutseriev - piano

Emmanuel Plasson - conductor

Adam Gutseriev

Adam Gutseriev was born in 2005 and is a student at the Kalaidos Musikhochschule in Berlin.
He started his musical career at the age of 5. When he was 11 he won the 7th AMIGDALA International Contest of Young Pianists (Italy).
He is a multi-winner and laureate of prestigious international contests among which are Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in Salzburg (1 st award), Manchester Music Competition in Great Britain (1st Award), Odin in Denmark (2nd Award), II International Contest in Brussels (3d Award) and VI Musical Contest in Paris (2nd Award), etc.
Adam Gutseriev regularly goes on tours and performs in France, Italy, Belgium, and Latvia and other countries. Adam performed with the Royal Danish Orchestra and maestro Alexander Vedernikov in 2018, with Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hobart Earle, Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in 2019 as well as with a world known Israeli conductor Daniel Oren.
In 2020-2021 Adam had concerts with maestro David Geringas and maestro Keri-Linn Wilson.
Season of 2021-2022 was marked by the concert in Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra with maestro Thomas Sanderling.
Season of 2022-2023 were celebrated again by the concerts at the Dubai Opera.
Season 2023-2024 witnessed Adam performing at the Alexandria Opera House in Egypt and Golden Hall Musikverein in Vienna with Covent Garden Sinfonietta and Maestro Daniel Oren, concert in Istanbul at Tim Maslak Center, concerts in Leipzig and Munich with Geringas Chamber Orchestra.
Ongoing season includes return to Musiverein with the Covent Garden Sinfonietta, concert at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, appearances in Istanbul with Geringas Chamber Orchestra and David Geringas.

Emmanuel Plasson

Emmanuel Plasson has established himself as a leading ambassador for French music through his remarkable international career spanning both the symphonic and operatic worlds. Maestro Plasson made his North American debut in 1997 conducting the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden on tour, including performances at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This resulted in an immediate invitation to be an Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera during the two following seasons (for productions of Manon and Carmen).
Emmanuel Plasson won the Donatella Flick International Conducting Competition in 1994 conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, launching his UK debut.
Maestro Emmanuel Plasson was principal conductor and artistic director of Hawaii Opera Theatre until April 2020. He made his debut with the company in 2016 conducting Verdi´s Il Trovatore and was immediately invited back for Gounod´s Roméo et Juliette.
2022 marked a new milestone in Emmanuel Plasson´s career when he performed at the Landesgartenschau Beelitz, Germany, with his own chamber orchestra: Orchester Voyager. Furthermore, he returned to the Royal Ballet Covent Garden that season with a mixed program.
He has performed all around the globe with ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New York Opera Society, Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, Melbourne Opera, New Zealand Opera, National Ballet of Japan, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera, Royal Danish Opera and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
In his native France he has conducted the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Régional de Cannes, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, and several productions with the Grand Théâtre d’Avignon. He has further performed twice at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse in productions of Cendrillon and Faust. At Toulon Opera he has conducted Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
In the beginning of his musical career Emmanuel Plasson worked as a Solo-violinist as well as in orchestras around the world. he began formal conducting studies at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine, U.S.A., and continued his training at the Yale School of Music. His discography includes recordings on the EMI and Dynamic labels.