Bristol Concert Orchestra & Maksim Kinasov: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1; Stravinsky Petrushka & Rimsky-Korsakov
Add to my Calendar 17-03-2018 19:30 17-03-2018 21:30 36 Bristol Concert Orchestra & Maksim Kinasov: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1; Stravinsky Petrushka & Rimsky-Korsakov They say all the good things come in threes, and tonight we have a veritable Russian doll made up of music by three of that country's finest composers: Rimsky-Korsakov's Overture to The Tsar's Bride (the opera telling a dark tale of love, jealousy and betrayal) might be the smallest of that bunch, but two true giants vie for the position of top doll: Stravinsky's Petrushka - his vivacious depiction of the love triangle between three puppets magically brought to life, and, with an extra touch of authentic Russian in virtuoso soloist Maksim Kinasov, Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto which immediately sets out its dramatic and intensely romantic intentions from the very opening thunderous chords. There will be a retiring collection for the Friends of Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre. St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England
Programme
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – The Tsar's Bride: Overture
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto no.1, Op.23
Igor Stravinsky – Petrushka, suite
Performers
Stefan Hofkes – Conductor
Maksim Kinasov – piano
Bristol Concert Orchestra
Programme Note
They say all the good things come in threes, and tonight we have a veritable Russian doll made up of music by three of that country's finest composers: Rimsky-Korsakov's Overture to The Tsar's Bride (the opera telling a dark tale of love, jealousy and betrayal) might be the smallest of that bunch, but two true giants vie for the position of top doll: Stravinsky's Petrushka - his vivacious depiction of the love triangle between three puppets magically brought to life, and, with an extra touch of authentic Russian in virtuoso soloist Maksim Kinasov, Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto which immediately sets out its dramatic and intensely romantic intentions from the very opening thunderous chords.
There will be a retiring collection for the Friends of Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre.