The Residentie Orkest can be heard on this day in Cologne, Germany, along with Viennese pianist and conductor Stefan Vladar. Already at the age of 20, he won the International Beethoven Piano Competition. With that achievement he also made headlines outside Austria at the time. His Beethoven interpretations are nothing short of legendary.

At the Philharmonie in Cologne, he will perform two piano concertos by Beethoven: his heroic Third Piano Concerto - a grand symphony - and the popular Fifth Piano Concerto, which begins with the well-known "fate motif. Also, Vladar leads the Residentie Orkest through the compelling unfinished symphony of Viennese genius Schubert.