Though Rachmaninoff spent his early years in Russia, he fled in 1917 and adopted America as his home country. In celebration of this revered composer’s 150th birthday, the Festival performs two full programs of his most iconic work written while he lived in America, including Symphonic Dances and his Third Symphony. Lauded Rachmaninoff interpreter Nicolai Lugansky joins the Orchestra for Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto and more.
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is famous for being one of the most fiendishly difficult pieces ever composed for the instrument. Pianist Nicolai Lugansky, one of the preeminent Rachmaninoff interpreters of our time, performs here as part of hi...
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is famous for being one of the most fiendishly difficult pieces ever composed for the instrument. Pianist Nicolai Lugansky, one of the preeminent Rachmaninoff interpreters of our time, performs here as part of hi...
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphonic Dances
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphonic Dances
In our second program celebrating the music Rachmaninoff wrote while living in America, the Orchestra performs his final composition: Symphonic Dances, a three-movement suite featuring a frantic dance, a restless waltz, and a final flourish of triump...