Sat 24 Aug 2019

• 17:45

  Proms Plus Talk

  Imperial College Union

  An exploration of the Russian symphonic tradition, with musicologist Geoffrey Norris and cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett.

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• 19:30

  Prom 48: Rachmaninov, Prokofiev & Silvestri

  Royal Albert Hall

  Tracing a thrilling journey from doubt to triumph, Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 sits at the centre of this concert from Cristian Măcelaru and the BBC SO. It is matched for drama by Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed here by Seong-Jin Cho.

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  Tracing a thrilling journey from doubt to triumph, Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 sits at the centre of this concert from Cristian Măcelaru and the BBC SO. It is matched for drama by Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed here by Seong-Jin Cho.

  Programme

  • • • Constantin Silvestri
      • Three Pieces for strings(11 mins)
    • • Sergey Prokofiev
      • Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor(32 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Sergei Rachmaninov
      • Symphony No. 2 in E minor(56 mins)

  Performers

  • Seong-Jin Cho

    piano
    piano
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Cristian Măcelaru

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Constantin Silvestri
  • Sergey Prokofiev
  • Sergei Rachmaninov

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