Rachmaninoffs Pianoconcert nr. 3 met Behzod Abduraimov

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3

The Mount Everest of the piano repertoire: that is Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto . The composer himself considered it his most important and demanding piano concerto, although it was only later truly recognized as a masterpiece. The Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, who is internationally one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation and regularly performs in leading concert halls worldwide, takes on this monumental challenge under the direction of the talented French conductor Alexandre Bloch.

Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra and Ravel's La valse

In his Concerto for Orchestra, shortly after the Second World War, Lutosławski combined folk music, modern harmony, and brilliant orchestration in a sophisticated manner. It remains the Polish composer's most beloved piece. Ravel, too, was a star of orchestration. With La valse, Ravel composed, according to some, an homage to waltz king Johann Strauss Jr., while others heard in it a commentary on the decadent bourgeoisie of the interwar period. The end of the work is a beautifully orchestrated display of stepping on the gas in the final sprint, and cannot be programmed anywhere other than at the end of the evening. Waltzing on the volcano.