One of the music highlights in Munich in 2017 is already almost sold out. Russian pianist superstar Daniil Trifonov is going to perform at the Gasteig, home of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, on six evenings in February 2017. He will be accompanied by the Mariinsky Orchestra St. Petersburg, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Gergiev is the general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.
Daniil Trifonov concerts at the Gasteig in February 2017:
February 10 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 1, Rachmaninov: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
February 11 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 4
February 12 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3
February 14 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
February 15 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
February 16 - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
Some tickets for the concerts were still available today, May 28, 2016 and you can buy them from Muenchenticket.de at prices from €50 to €150.
Trifonov had performed such series of concerts at Munich’s Gasteig in the concert seasons 2011/12 (Shostakovich) and 2013/14 (Stravinsky).