Lugansky Plays the Emperor

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

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Programme

Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)	Les Offrandes oubliées
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major "Emperor", Op.73
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Performers

Peter Oundjian	Conductor
Nikolai Lugansky	Piano
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances are as brash, as bright and as riotously entertaining as his adopted USA. But they’re also haunted by nostalgia – and the irresistibly romantic tunes he wrote better than anyone else. Peter Oundjian loves them, and they’re a dazzling climax to a concert that begins with Messiaen’s perfumed French miniatures before the masterly Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky unleashes all his powers in a concerto fit for an Emperor.

Supported by Dunard Fund.

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