Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Romeo and Juliet Suite op. 64 (1938)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18 (1901)
Marko Letonja, conducting
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Iconic couples - tragic fates: love is by no means a guarantee of a happy ending, as couples such as Romeo and Juliet or Tony and Maria from West Side Story show. Sergei Prokofiev and Leonard Bernstein created two masterpieces with cult status with their compositions. Marko Letonja brings these highly dramatic love stories to the stage - as pure, stirring music. Often enough, however, there is also drama behind the scenes: Sergei Rachmaninov's second piano concerto, for example, would almost never have been written. Self-doubt and depression plagued the composer, he was blocked. Only therapy brought him back to music, back to himself. The concert was a triumphant comeback, full of emotion and depth. Rachmaninov dedicated it to his doctor in gratitude. It is a musical monument to the strength it takes to get back up again and again.
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Photo: Andreij Grilc
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