Tribute to Rachmaninoff on the 70th anniversary of his death
Fri. 29 March 2013 20:30
Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall
Christos Lambrakis Hall
The Athens State Orchestra will be marking the seventieth anniversary of the death of Sergei Rachmaninoff with a programme consisting of two of his finest and most charming works. The celebrated pianist Nikolai Demidenko joins us for a performance of the Russian composer’s rarely played but powerful Fourth Concerto, while Vassilis Christopoulos guides the orchestra through his Second Symphony, a work awash with harmonic beauty and fiery passion.
19:45
Pre-concert talk, free for ticket holders
Event Programme
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
(1873–1943)
Piano concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op .40
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Event Programme
Featuring
CONDUCTOR
Vassilis Christopoulos
SOLOIST
Nikolai Demidenko, piano
