324K views · 535 reactions | The legendary Gerard Willems performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with Sinfonia Australis. | ABC Classic | Facebook

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, known as the Emperor Concerto, was premiered on this day in 1811 in Leipzig, by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, with Friedrich Schneider as soloist. Enjoy this video of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker in an excerpt of the second movement of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, with Krystian Zimerman as soloist. | Leonard Bernstein

224K views · 11K reactions | A snippet of Beethoven’s mighty Emperor Concerto, played by Denis Kozhukhin  ‘Give us more’ you say?! You can watch the final movement here: youtu.be/cnEKdSQKPBA | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Facebook

7K views · 56 reactions | Final round performances of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition are taking place this evening at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. Freelance classical music critic Scott Cantrell will provide continued coverage of the competition.  Follow along here: https://bit.ly/457O0op?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_Dallas_Morning_News | The Dallas Morning News | Facebook