Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G” with the Vienna Philharmonic
The recording was made in Carengei Hall this past April 3rd. Also on the program, Beethoven's 3rd Symphony.
Nikolai Lugansky plays “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” with the San Francisco Symphony
Lugansky is a pianist who as a youth taught himself to play a Beethoven piano sonata by ear before he learned to read music.
“Gaspard of the Night” and “El Salon Mexico” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
"Gaspard de la nuit" (Gaspard of the Night) was written for piano solo in 1908; premiered in 1909; Constant's orchestration is from 1990.
“The Firebird Suite”, a “Harp Concerto” and more on tonight’s ‘Evening Concert”
Stravinsky's "Firebird" Ballet premiered in 1910; forty-plus years later Ginastera's "Harp Concerto" had its premiere.
Christian Tetzlaff plays Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” in Shanghai on the “Evening Concert”
It took Mendelssohn six years to complete. Do you think it took Christian Tetzlaff six years to learn to play Mendelssohn's "Violin Concerto"? Perhaps. The answer depends on what age he started to learn the work.