| Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) | Benvenuto Cellini: Overture | |
| Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943) | Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1 | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88 |
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Yuri Temirkanov | Conductor |
| Daniil Trifonov | Piano |
An evening of Romantic masterpieces from three of the era's most celebrated talents.
Rachmaninov's gripping First Concerto was written while he was still a student at the Moscow Conservatory - no wonder Tchaikovsky considered him Russia's greatest rising talent.
Composed with amazing fluency in just a month, Dvorák submitted his enchanting Symphony No.8 to Cambridge University as a 'thank-you' for an honorary doctorate.