Classical music in a unique atmosphere, with top-class ensembles, conductors and soloists on one of the most magnificent squares in Europe are the ingredients for the success story of “Klassik am Odeonsplatz”. Since its founding in 2000, the spectacular open-air concert has become an established highlight of Munich’s cultural life, attracting 16,000 music fans every year. This edition features piano superstar Lang Lang and charismatic Colombian conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Their can’t-miss program is made up exclusively of high Romantic classics, from Wagner’s famous Tannhäuser Overture and Grieg’s Piano Concerto to Richard Strauss’s exquisite tone poem Don Juan and, finally, Tchaikovsky’s sweeping Romeo and Juliet, whose rapturous main theme instantly calls to mind the greatest love stories ever told. An evening to revel in, to dream about and to thrill.

Composer: Richard Wagner, Edvard Grieg, Richard Strauss, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Andrés Oroczo-Estrada
Venue: Odeonsplatz Munich
Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic
Cast/Soloist: Lang Lang
Program: Wagner - Tannhäuser Overture; Grieg - Piano Concerto; Strauss - tone poem Don Juan; Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet
Genre: Concert