Lucerne Festival 2009 - Abbado conducts Mahler Symphony No. 1 & Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

The charismatic and inspiring Claudio Abbado and the mesmerizing young pianist Yuja Wang, with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, hold the audience spellbound in this opening concert of the 2009 Lucerne Festival presenting Prokofiev's popular and vibrant Third Piano Concerto, performed brilliant by Yuja Wang, and Mahler's First Symphony, an illuminating and rapturously received performance.