Behzod Abduraimov / Semyon Bychkov

Rudolfinum: Dvořák HallAlšovo nábřeží 12, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, Praha 1, Czechia

Dates/times in Prague time zone

Wednesday 21 October 2026	19:30
Thursday 22 October 2026	19:30
Friday 23 October 2026	19:30

Programme

Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884)	The Bartered Bride: Overture
Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884)	The Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians
Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884)	Die verkaufte Braut: Furiant
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Performers

Behzod Abduraimov	Piano
Semyon Bychkov	Conductor
Czech Philharmonic

One man calls obsession with music a prerequisite for a conducting career, while the other calls his relationship with music the most important thing in his life. Semyon Bychkov and Behzod Abduraimov tackle a piano concerto so fiendishly difficult that Sergei Rachmaninov joked he had written it for an elephant.

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