Incontournables

Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Conductor : Alain Altinoglu
piano : Alexander Malofeev
A tribute to the great Russian Romantic music, the programme proposed to us here by Alain Altinoglu is a true journey to the heart of the Slavic soul.
Scheherazade is one of Rimsky-Korsakov's most dazzling pieces. Halfway between a classical symphony and a symphonic poem, it unfolds like a true musical tale, virtuoso and colourful.
Also a virtuoso, and to what degree, Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto was an opportunity for the composer to emerge from a terrible depression, which had prevented him for too many months from writing a single page of music.
The occasion to welcome among us Alexander Malofeev, one of the most prodigious pianists of the younger generation.
Program
Sergueï Rachmaninov, Concerto for piano No 2 en do mineur, Op.18
Nikolaï Rimsky-Korsakov, "Schéhérazade", Op.35