The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading symphony orchestras of Russia, tonight conducted by its Chief Conductor Alexander Dmitriev and joined by English pianist Peter Donohoe for a programme of masterpieces by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.
The evening’s programme opens with one of the most famous love themes in the world played by an orchestra full of Russian intensity and passion.
Rachmaninov composed four piano concertos over the course of his career and was the soloist at the premiere of each. The Fourth Concerto is a work very much of its time, incorporating not only the remnants of late Romanticism but also some up-to-date sounds of Ravel and Gershwin, reflecting Rachmaninov’s musical curiosity and evolving style.
The programme culminates in the orchestral passion and brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, the ‘Pathétique’.
Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20, with soloist Oliver Schnyder, and Beethoven's joyous Seventh Symphony. Busoni's Lustspiel opens the concert.
The first of two concerts conducted by Valery Gergiev celebrating the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and his pupil Stravinsky, including Scheherazade and Stravinsky's Symphony in C.
The second of two concerts with Valery Gergiev celebrating the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and his pupil Stravinsky, including The Firebird Suite and Violin Concerto with soloist Kristóf Baráti.
Stéphane Denève conducts a programme including Bruch's Violin Concerto and Suites from two of the finest ballet scores, by Prokofiev and Ravel - Cinderella and Daphnis et Chloé. Mark-Anthony...
Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Piano Concerto No. 1, with the acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough, and Schubert's 'Great' Ninth Symphony, under the baton of Heinz Holliger. He also conducts one of...
Igor Levit performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, framed by Brahms' sunny Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven's Egmont Overture, under the baton of Andrew Manze.
An all-Russian programme featuring Valentina Lisitsa as the soloist in Rachmaninov's virtuosic Third Piano Concerto, followed by Tchaikovksy's dramatic Fourth Symphony. Khachaturian's Masquerade...
Sir Roger Norrington conducts an all-Beethoven programme, including the Third Piano Concerto, with acclaimed soloist Francesco Piemontesi, and the Third Symphony, the Eroica.
The first of two concerts by the CNSO, featuring Schubert’s lyrical 'Unfinished' Eighth Symphony, Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, and Dvořák's glorious Seventh Symphony, conducted by Ben...
The CNSO's second concert features Schubert's Fifth Symphony, Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, and Dvořák's much-loved Ninth 'New World' Symphony, conducted by Jan Chalupecký.
Markus Poschner conducts a performance of Mahler's epic Second Symphony, the 'Resurrection', a grand musical exploration of life and humanity, culminating in a transcendent choral finale.
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, with the brilliant young pianist Pavel Kolesnikov, Grieg's delightful Peer Gynt Suites and Sibelius' atmospheric Swan of Tuonela.
Tchaikovsky's virtuosic Violin Concerto, with the internationally lauded soloist Arabella Steinbacher, and Shostakovich’s hugely popular and emotional Symphony No. 5. Weber's Overture to Euryanthe...
Violinist Liza Ferschtman joins the orchestra for a programme of romance and drama including Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, preceded by...
Two English masterpieces - Vaughan Williams' lush Tallis Fantasia and Elgar's Enigma Variations - frame Rachmaninov's poignant Piano Concerto No. 2 (with soloist John Lill), one of the best loved...
