Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 1
PASSIONATE & DRAMATIC
The great pianist Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, a work that signalled the composer’s emergence as a pure and unapologetic Romantic.
Duration
We recommend arriving 30 minutes before the concert starts. Latecomers may not be admitted. This concert will conclude at approximately 9.45pm (3.15pm Thursday).
Pre-Concert
Join us for the pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the performances in the Northern Foyer, by Rosie Gallagher.
Program Book
Behind every great piece is a great story. Have a read through the program book to get all the details.
When a pianist of Stephen Hough’s calibre interprets a work such as Rachmaninov’s intensely dramatic Piano Concerto No.1, it’s a special event – one not to be missed.
Written with all the daring and spirit of an 18-year-old, Rachmaninov’s concerto displays the hallmarks of passion and intensity that would come to define his legacy. The raging double-octave leaps, the luxurious orchestration, the heart-wrenching piano solo – this is the Russian’s emergence as a pure and unapologetic Romantic.
In his Symphony in F sharp, Erich Wolfgang Korngold reveals the musical storytelling skills that made him such a prolific composer of early Hollywood film scores. His Symphony is brought to life by conductor John Wilson in all its four dashing, cinematic movements.
Program
GORDON HAMILTON a great Big Blue Thing*
50 Fanfares Commission
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.1
KORNGOLD Symphony in F-sharp
*Gordon Hamilton's a great Big Blue Thing was made possible through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 50 Fanfares Project and was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, supported by Christine Kenworthy
Artists
JOHN WILSON conductor
STEPHEN HOUGH piano
Stephen Hough’s performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra are generously supported by Tony & Carol Berg.
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