A Lifetime for Music

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

TOM FETHERSTONHAUGH CONDUCTOR
BARRY DOUGLAS PIANO

Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is a virtuoso tour de force. Its scale, technical demands and emotional richness are perhaps the ultimate challenge for a pianist to master, but the challenge is worth the prize as the rippling melodies for the soloist are full of melancholy and heart-rending drama. And if Rachmaninoff’s focus is the soloist, then Bartók’s is the orchestra. His concerto ensures that every instrument gets its chance to shine in a piece that embraces vivid colours, gorgeous tunes and ends with a life-affirming, rabble-rousing burst of sheer joy.

Note: Alim Beisembayev is no longer able to perform as originally advertised. We are pleased to have Barry Douglas join us to perform Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto.