Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Great Composers Series
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 8 pm
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 4 pm
Neal Blaisdell Center
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
William Wolfram, piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Suite from Tale of the Tsar Saltan
RACHMANINOFF Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1 in F minor
The romance and vitality of Rachmaninoff recall dreamy visions of musical paradise. Revel in the keyboard wizardry of acclaimed pianist William Wolfram and the soul-stirring beauties of the First Piano Concerto. Then, Shostakovich’s First Symphony surprises with its vivid swells of emotion and youthful spirit.
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