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Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky

The Philharmonia and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali with pianist Bruce Liu in Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky at the 2025 Proms.

Another chance to hear the Philharmonia and conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali with pianist Bruce Liu in Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.

Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on 20th August, 2025.
Presented by Ian Skelly

Gabriela Ortiz: Antr贸polis
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)

Bruce Liu (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor)

Chopin Piano Competition-winner Bruce Liu 鈥 hailed for the 鈥榖reathtaking beauty鈥 of his playing 鈥 makes his Proms debut with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 rarely performed Second Piano Concerto. He joins the Philharmonia Orchestra and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali for a work that balances the intimacy of chamber music with huge scope and virtuosity. Take a visit to Mexico City鈥檚 cabarets and dance halls in Gabriela Ortiz鈥檚 Antr贸polis 鈥 a vivid homage to urban nightlife 鈥 while Mussorgsky鈥檚 Pictures at an Exhibition conjures an orchestral kaleidoscope of strange scenes and images, climaxing with the splendour of the Great Gate of Kyiv.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Gabriela Ortiz

    Antropolis

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Concerto No. 2 In G Major Op.44

    Performer: Bruce Liu. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali.
  • Scott Joplin

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Performer: Bruce Liu. Performer: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali. Performer: Tim Gibbs.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Isle of the Dead, Op.29

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 & Isle of the Dead.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • 101.
  • Morton Feldman

    Rothko Chapel (Coda)

    Performer: Karen Phillips. Performer: James Holland. Choir: Gregg Smith Singers. Conductor: Gregg Smith.
    • USWGBH.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Pictures From An Exhibition

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu鈥怣atias Rouvali.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Aug 2025 19:30