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London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev
UBS Soundscapes: LSO Artist Portrait - Denis Matsuev
Part of the London Symphony Orchestra 2014–2015 Season
Add to my Calendar 23-09-2014 19:30 23-09-2014 21:30 36 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev Since winning the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 23, Matsuev has established an international reputation as a pianist in the great Russian tradition of Gilels, Richter and Horovitz. This second all-Russian programme frames Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto with two symphonic masterpieces by Prokofiev, the witty, Haydnesque 'Classical', and the ever-popular Fifth, Prokofiev’s moving wartime tribute to `the grandeur of the human spirit’. Barbican Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Barbican Hall
Silk Street
Barbican, City of London
London
EC2Y 8DS
England
Programme
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony no.1 in D major 'Classical', Op.25
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto no.2, Op.44
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony no.5 in B flat major, Op.100
Performers
Valery Gergiev – Conductor
Denis Matsuev – piano
London Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Since winning the 11th International Tchaikovsky Competition at the age of 23, Matsuev has established an international reputation as a pianist in the great Russian tradition of Gilels, Richter and Horovitz.
This second all-Russian programme frames Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto with two symphonic masterpieces by Prokofiev, the witty, Haydnesque 'Classical', and the ever-popular Fifth, Prokofiev’s moving wartime tribute to `the grandeur of the human spirit’.