Lahav Shani & Yefim Bronfman

See Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30 in

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Giants, prodigies and miniatures at the Musikverein

Chanda VanderHart, 28th February

All the light, tuneful melodies and tuttis of the Ninth Symphony are still somehow Shostakovich, but a Shostakovich during a rare period where he seems to be taking antidepressants.

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Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57 (Allegro ma non troppo – Presto)
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70

Yefim Bronfman	Piano
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani	Conductor