Rachmaninov's Second Symphony Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Thu 15 May 7:30pm at Symphony Hall

In its heart-felt lyricism and inexhaustible stream of melody, the Second Symphony is one of the most emotionally charged of all Rachmaninov’s works. It is heard next to the youthful fire of his First Piano Concerto and Prokofiev’s dazzling suite from the opera The Love for Three Oranges. The Russian State Symphony Orchestra have this music in their blood and bring a truly authentic passion to their performances.

Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall says of tonight’s recommended concert:

“ Expect some musical fireworks as Dmitri Alexeev takes on Rachmaninov’s earliest work. The composer produced his First Piano Concerto when he was still a teenager training at the Conservatoire in Moscow, but he altered it radically nearly thirty years later and this is the version we hear today.”

£5 – £37.50 SH Standard Orchestral Plan

Mark Gorenstein Conductor
Dmitri Alexeev Piano

Tchaikovsky The Snow Maiden (excerpts)
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 27’
Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 60’

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