NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester | Alan Gilbert | Yefim Bronfman | WDK Köln

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Program

Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op. 30
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor op. 36

Cast

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Giants of the Romantic era

Sergei Rachmaninov is regarded as the "last Romantic", and his third piano concerto - affectionately known as "Rach 3" among connoisseurs - as the highlight of his oeuvre. It is also an absolute work of superlatives: dense, complex and technically so challenging that many pianists (including dedicatee Josef Hofmann) do not have the confidence to perform it. A problem that Yefim Bronfman does not have. He is regarded as a true force of nature, who easily masters the immense demands of the concerto with as much fire as technical brilliance. In the second half of the concert, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, whose powerful opening fanfare earned it the nickname "Fatum" (fate), is on the program as a symphonic complement to Rachmaninov's grandiose opus.

Price information:

€ 102.00 | 91.00 | 69.00 | 52.00 | 47.00 | 30.00 | 63.00 incl. advance booking