BEETHOVEN // Horti / Bartneck / Sebestyén / Keller

“From the heart, may it find its way to hearts,” this was the creative desire Beethoven expressed over the opening bars of the Kyrie movement of the Missa solemnis, and this heartfelt wish can only be fulfilled in the strict sense of the word when the performers gathered to perform this work, which is grand in every respect and demands commitment from both artists and audiences, are as accomplished as ones we have this evening, with András Keller conducting at the beginning of the Beethoven bicentenary.