09.02.2017

Valery Gergiev to present a Marathon of Rachmaninoff in Europe

In February Valery Gergiev will be presenting a marathon of works by Sergei Rachmaninoff with the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Münchner Philharmoniker. Soloist – Daniil Trifonov.

From 10 to 12 February the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev will give three performances at the Philharmonie im Gasteig (Munich) with a programme dedicated to the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff. On 10 February there will be a performance of his First Piano Concerto, First Symphony and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. 11 February will see the Second Symphony and Fourth Piano Concerto, while the Third Symphony and Third Piano Concerto will be performed on 12 February.

Thereafter, Valery Gergiev will give a further three performances at the same venue with the Münchner Philharmoniker. On 14 February there will be a performance of Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto and Symphonic Dances. On 15 and 16 February the Second Piano Concerto will be performed together with Gustav Mahler's First Symphony.

The series of performances continues with a tour by the Münchner Philharmoniker and Valery Gergiev to various European cities. The programme of the concert at the Philharmonie de Luxembourg (17 February, Luxembourg) includes Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto and Symphonic Dances. At the Kölner Philharmonie (19 February, Cologne) Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances will be joined by the composer's Third Piano Concerto. The evening programme at the Alte Oper (20 February, Frankfurt am Main) includes Sergei Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto and Gustav Mahler's First Symphony. On the final day of the tour by the Münchner Philharmoniker the orchestra will appear under Valery Gergiev at the Philharmonie de Paris (21 February, Paris). That programme will feature Sergei Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto, Claude Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Gustav Mahler's First Symphony.

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