Type: Classical Orchestral
Pianist: Martin Helmchen
Conductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi
Location: Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
Year: 2014

At 84, Christoph von Dohnanyi conducts pianist, Martin Helmchen, and the Paris Orchestra through three German masterpieces. Enjoy the Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, written by a 17-year-old Mendelssohn, after he read Shakespeare's play of the same name. Next, is Beethoven’s dramatic Piano Concerto No. 3. Inspired by Mozart, written in true Beethoven style. Lastly, Schubert uses contrasting, overlying, and repeating melodies in Symphony No 9, which is his final completed symphony.