Boris Berezovsky and the Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev

Boris Berezovsky and the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev performing the finale of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E-flat Major. This Beethoven concerto is called the “Imperial” or “Great” concerto because Concerto No. 5 truly surpasses Beethoven's other concertos in the amount of time it is played. The finale of the concerto or 3rd movement is the Rondo. Allegro - connects to the previous movement with a short ligament, and the energetic main part is played first by the soloist and then picked up by the orchestra.