Prom 59 2016, Royal Albert Hall

In an all-Beethoven programme, the compelling pianist Sir Andras Schiff joins the scintillating Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt for the composer’s last Piano Concerto, his Fifth, the Emperor.

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Possibly the most underrated of Beethoven’s symphonies, No 7 in A major, concludes the concert, which opens with the Overture Leonora, No 2. Amid dozens of concerts that feature new and neglected music, this evening of pure Beethoven is actually something of a novelty.

General booking opens Saturday 7 May, 9:00.