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A quiet pulse, and a long, chant-like melody that seems to breathe the air of old Russia 鈥� it鈥檚 an unlikely way to begin one of the most difficult and brilliant piano concertos ever created. Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third has been called the 鈥淓verest of piano concertos鈥� but if anyone鈥檚 equipped to scale it, it鈥檚 the superb young British virtuoso Isata Kanneh-Mason and the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 newly-appointed Principal Guest Conductor Delyana Lazarova.

Delyana places the Rachmaninov at the centre of a concert designed to showcase her own musical passions, whether Jessie Montgomery鈥檚 playful letter from America, Samuel Barber at his most explosive, or Claude Debussy鈥檚 impressionist seascape 鈥� music driven by the swell of waves and the sparkle of sunlight.

Recorded at Glasgow's City Halls on Thursday 27 November 2025, presented by Andrew McGregor.

Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

c. 8.25pm: interval

c. 8:45pm:
Barber: Medea's Dance of Vengeance
Debussy: La mer

Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason, piano
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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