{"id":14058,"date":"2026-05-13T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lingottomusica.it\/?post_type=news&p=14058"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:23:09","slug":"anne-sophie-mutter-debutta-al-lingotto-con-beethoven","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/lingottomusica.it\/en\/news\/anne-sophie-mutter-debutta-al-lingotto-con-beethoven\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne-Sophie Mutter makes her debut at Lingotto playing Beethoven"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, May 22th, at 8.30 PM at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Violin legend Anne-Sophie Mutter<\/b> makes her debut at Lingotto Musica on Friday, May 22, at 8:30 PM <\/b>for the final concert of I Concerti del Lingotto<\/em> 2025-2026 series. On stage with her,\u00a0the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Orchestra<\/b><\/a>\u00a0led by Vasily Petrenko<\/b><\/a>. The program features Beethoven\u2019s iconic Violin Concerto Op. 61<\/i> and closes with Mahler\u2019s monumental Symphony No. 5<\/i>.\u00a0A pre-concert talk (free admission) about Mahler’s Fifth, with musicologist Attilio Piovano<\/b>, take place at 6:30 PM<\/b> at Sala Londra<\/b>. The evening is part of the “Lingotto Musica per la Comunit\u00e0<\/b>” program, with the Fondazione Ricerca Molinette<\/strong><\/a> as Charity Partner.<\/p>\n

Anne-Sophie Mutter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since her sensational 1977 debut at 13 with Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker, Mutter has become a global musical icon. Her career is defined by collaborations with world-renowned conductors and orchestras, living a steadfast commitment to contemporary music and premiering works by composers such as Lutos\u0142awski, Penderecki, and Williams. Her discography includes over 70 albums with four Grammy Awards, the Praemium Imperiale (Japan, 2019), the Polar Music Prize (Sweden, 2019) and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (Germany, 2008).<\/p>\n

Vasily Petrenko with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Founded in 1946, the Royal Phlarmonic Orchestra is one of the world’s most versatile and prestigious orchestras. Since 2021 it has been led by Vasily Petrenko, an artist celebrated for his interpretative depth and energy, who has been named \u201cYoung Artist of the Year\u201d in 2007 and “Artist of the Year” in 2017 at Gramophone Awards.<\/p>\n

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 by Beethoven<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mutter\u2019s lifelong connection to this work is documented in two Deutsche Grammophon recordings: a 1985 version with Karajan and the Berliner Philarmoniker and a 2002 live performance with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic. Composed in just a few weeks in 1806, the Concerto was commissioned by the virtuoso Franz Clement, who gave its world premiere in Vienna. Met with little enthusiasm from the audience, the work was later rediscovered during the 19th century, becoming a definitive milestone for every violinist.<\/p>\n

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor by Mahler<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Written between 1901 and 1902, the Fifth Symphony is a true musical drama which marks a turning point in Mahler\u2019s career. For the first time, the composer moves away from vocal elements and explicit extra-musical references, keeping the orchestra alone on the way of narration. Its Adagietto<\/i> for strings and harp has become one of the most famous movements in classical music, immortalized by Luchino Visconti\u2019s Death in Venice<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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