Work: Piano Concerto no. 3, Sz 119

Joined by pianist Yunchan Lim, the opening concert of Gustavo Dudamel’s season as the orchestra's Music and Artistic Director Designate features exhilarating performances from the American repertoire.

Tianyi Lu triumphs in her return to Montreal with a distinctive approach to Tchaikovsky's Fifth. Pierre-Laurent Aimard gives a spirited performance of Bartók's Third Piano Concerto.

Late-career works by Lyadov, Bartók and Rachmaninov dominated the program, which featured Inon Barnatan as piano soloist.