Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 14 years old

Conducted by Claudio Abbado

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerising young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening concert of the 2009 Lucerne Festival. Prokofiev's popular and vibrant Third Piano Concerto demonstrates the composer's sharp musical wit, and Yuja Wang is a brilliant exponent of the work. Following this, and chiming beautifully with the festival's theme of the relationship between art and nature, Mahler's First Symphony is given an illuminating and rapturously received performance.

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Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 Cast

Name	Character
Claudio Abbado He was 77, 80 years old when he died

Lucerne Festival: Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 Crew

Name	Department