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Sakari Oramo conducts Rachmaninov

Sakari Oramo conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov's famed Piano Concerto No 2 with soloist Boris Giltburg, Prokofiev's Cinderella and a Sophie Lacaze premiere.

Sakari Oramo conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in Rachmaninov's famed Piano Concerto No 2 with soloist Boris Giltburg, Prokofiev's Cinderella, and a Sophie Lacaze premiere.

The opening chords of Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second Piano seem to grow out of silence: just the starting point of one of the most gripping adventures ever created for virtuoso pianist and symphony orchestra. For Cinderella, meanwhile, the chimes of midnight change everything, at the brilliant climax of Prokofiev鈥檚 fairy-tale ballet suite.

There鈥檚 a definite aura of magic about this opening concert of the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 new season. Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo is joined by Boris Giltburg 鈥� a pianist whose performances have been compared to Rachmaninov鈥檚 own. And in between comes a whole new enchantment: Sighs of Stars, a brand-new work from Sophie Lacaze, a French composer with a rare gift for weaving spells in sound.

Live from the Barbican, London presented by Penny Gore

Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor

8.15pm
Interval - Choral music chosen by Sophie Lacaze :

Machaut: Messe de notre dame 鈥� Kyrie
Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
[performed in Rheims Cathedral]

Dunstable: Credo (Jesu Christe Fili Dei), JD 16
Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pitts (conductor)

Josquin: D茅ploration sur la mort d鈥橭ckeghem
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall (director)

8.30pm
Sophie Lacaze: Sighs of Stars (麻豆社 co-commission: world premiere)

8.50pm
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite No. 1

Boris Giltburg (piano)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Oct 2022 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor

    Performer: Boris Giltburg. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in G sharp minor

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.

  • Guillaume de Machaut

    Messe de notre dame - Kyrie

    Choir: Schola Cantorum of Oxford. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.
    • NAXOS.

  • John Dunstable

    Credo (Jesu Christe Fili Dei)

    Choir: Tonus Peregrinus. Director: Antony Pitts.
    • NAXOS.

  • Josquin des Prez

    D茅ploration sur la mort d'Ockeghem

    Choir: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.

  • Sophie Lacaze

    Soupirs d'茅toile

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Cinderella Suite No.1

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    脡coutez la chanson bien douce

    Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Performer: Tristan Ra毛s.
    • Lili et Nadia Boulanger: M茅lodies.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 104.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Violin Concerto in A minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Tchaikovsky / Glazunov: Violin Concertos.
    • Teldec.
    • 6.

  • Antonio Salieri

    La Cifra, Act 2 - E voi da buon marito...Non v貌 gi脿' che vi suonino

    Performer: Andrea Perugi. Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: 8 Bit.
    • The Salieri Album.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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