Wiener Philharmoniker performs Brahms under Riccardo Muti

The Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Riccardo Muti, performed a program featuring Beethoven and Brahms at the Musikverein. The performance included Mitsuko Uchida on piano.

Muti’s interpretation of Brahms’ Second Symphony focused on the composer’s intended melancholy, offering a departure from the more common pastoral readings of the work. This approach emphasized the emotional depth and slower tempi suggested by Brahms’ own descriptions of the piece as being uniquely sad.