CSO Program Notes: Rachmaninov Tchaikovsky

12/02/2019 17 min
CSO Program Notes: Rachmaninov Tchaikovsky

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Episode Synopsis

Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado leads a program of Russian masterworks including Tchaikovsky's First Symphony, which showcases the composer's sense of drama, orchestral color and melody. Simon Trpčeski brings his “electrifying virtuosity” (The London Times) to Rachmaninov’s formidable Third Piano Concerto.