Pianist Alexandre Kantorow spielt Rachmaninow

In the organizer's words:

In just a few years, French pianist Alexandre Kantorow has become one of the most exciting artistic personalities of the younger generation. Since his debut with the Munich Philharmonic in November 2021, he has carved out a remarkable career; now he returns with Sergei Rachmaninov's virtuoso "Paganini Rhapsody". Kantorov's technical skills are intimidating even for some of his colleagues. This makes him the ideal soloist for this work, whose technical demands caused even the piano virtuoso Rachmaninov's hands to flutter before every performance. A magnificent polonaise opens Act 3 of Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin" and provides an en passant musical surface portrait of the Russian aristocracy in the 19th century. In his suite "Scheherazade", Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wanders through the oriental fairytale world of "A Thousand and One Nights". Masterfully orchestrated, it is not only a fantastic tale cast in sound, but also a showpiece for the orchestra and its soloists.

PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY
Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"

SERGEI RAKHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini for piano and orchestra in A minor op. 43
Intermission
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
"Scheherazade" op. 35

Conductor TUGAN SOKHIEV
Piano ALEXANDRE KANTOROV