Philharmonia Orchestra: Rachmaninov Cycle Part III

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Rachmaninov Cycle Part III

Royal Festival Hall
Sat 15 May 2010 7:30pm

Alexander Lazarev

conductor

Nikolai Lugansky

piano

Tchaikovsky

Serenade for Strings

Rachmaninov

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 6

Concluding the Philharmonia’s Rachmaninov Cycle, Nikolai Lugansky brings his virtuosity and impeccable musicianship to bear on Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. At times dazzlingly virtuosic, at others eerily pensive, and moving between every mood in between, this piece is one of Rachmaninov’s finest; and the 19th variation is one of the most exquisite Romantic melodies ever composed. High spirits also abound in Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony: the composer wrote of the work that “music of a contemplative, lyrical nature predominates; I wished to convey moods of joy, spring and youth”.