Sergei Rachmaninov was only seventeen years when he began composing his first piano concerto. Fifty years later, he finished his last work: Symphonic Dances. In today’s Full Score concert, we meet both the young and the old composer, together with conductor Elim Chan and pianist Alexandre Kantorow.
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
RTÉ lyric fm, Monday 3rd June, 1pm-4pm
