| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Vladimir Jurowski | Musikalische Leitung |
| Vsevolod Grivnov | Tenor |
The London Philharmonic Orchestra presents the last concert of its season-long Rachmaninoff focus with his Symphony No.3.
A deep sadness colours Rachmaninoff's Third and final symphony. For music journalist Robert Angles, it stemmed from 'the grief of a deeply patriotic man forcibly separated from the land of his birth'.
In 1935 Rachmaninoff knew he'd never return to Russia, but still his Symphony finds moments of dignity and optimism, of brilliance and vitality.
Here it forms an appropriate 'farewell' to Rachmaninoff following our season-long exploration of his music.
Vladimir Jurowski precedes the Symphony with Yuri Butsko's arrangements of some of the composer's scintillating piano suites and a selection of his grandfather's own orchestrations of ten of Rachmaninoff's most touching songs.
Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – pre-concert event.
Keeping it in the family: Vladimir Jurowski looks at his grandfather's arrangement of the songs heard tonight.
Free
