Boris Giltburg Plays Prokofiev and Rachmaninov
The gifted classical pianist plays two bold, brilliant and distinctive jewels of the piano concerto repertoire alongside the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Boris Giltburg is an internationally renowned musician, consistently praised by critics for his superb musicianship and technique of ‘vivid skill, colour and poetry’ (The Guardian).
Giltburg joins the Philharmonia to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2.
Two dramatic Russian symphonic tone poems complete the programme: Rachmaninov’s evocative The Rock and Mussorgsky’s stormy A Night on the Bare Mountain which promises to thrill audiences with its wild and terrifying Witches’ Sabbath.
Prokofiev’s innovative and dynamic Third Piano Concerto has become a favourite for both audiences and performers alike, and Giltburg has dazzled in previous performances of the work.
The composer himself said before his premiere performance of the work in 1921: ‘My Third Concerto has turned out to be devilishly difficult. I’m nervous, and I’m practising hard, three hours a day.’
Following the critical backlash to his First Symphony, Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto was the greatest possible comeback: lauded as one of the greatest works of the piano repertoire, the Concerto even earned Rachmaninov a posthumous credit on Eric Carmen’s 1975 ballad ‘All By Myself’, which was inspired by the second movement.
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Lawrence Foster conductor
Boris Giltburg piano *
Repertoire
Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain orch. Rimsky-Korsakov *
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26 *
Interval
Rachmaninov: The Rock; Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 *
Need to know
* Please note change of artist and repertoire from originally advertised
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