In a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, a guest conductor coaxes a sumptuous sincerity from the orchestra’s musicians.
Category: Rachmaninoff, Sergei
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Can a Piano Capture the Grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Music?
Inon Barnatan has created a solo transcription of “Symphonic Dances” in which he tries “not to imitate an orchestra, but to embody it.”
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Review: A New York Philharmonic Staple Outshines a Flashy Premiere
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances was the highlight of a program that also included the New York debut of Bryce Dessner’s evocative Concerto for Two Pianos.
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Illuminating Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a Pinnacle of Russian Sacred Rep
Steven Fox and the Clarion Choir are tending to a less well-known part of the composer’s canon for his 150th birthday: His choral works.
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At 150, Rachmaninoff and His Music Are ‘Here to Stay’
The New York Times – Music:Kirill Gerstein, who has recorded a new account of the Second Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, discusses the composer’s polarizing legacy.
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Review: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon
The New York Times – Music:It was a momentous occasion as Wang played all five of Rachmaninoff’s works for piano and orchestra at Carnegie Hall for one show only.
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Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest
The New York Times – Music:Known for dazzling virtuosity, Wang faces a new challenge in a three-and-a-half-hour Rachmaninoff marathon at Carnegie Hall.