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Rachmaninoff’s epic Third Piano Concerto showcases breathtaking virtuosity and deep emotion, performed by Alim Beisembayev. Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra follows—an electrifying, colourful celebration where every section of the orchestra shines.

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

Tom Fetherstonhaugh: Conductor

Alim Beisembayev: Piano

Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is a virtuoso tour de force. Its scale, technical demands and emotional richness are perhaps the ultimate challenge for a pianist to master, but the challenge is worth the prize as the rippling melodies for the soloist are full of melancholy and heart-rending drama.

And if Rachmaninoff’s focus is the soloist, then Bartók’s is the orchestra. His concerto ensures that every instrument gets its chance to shine in a piece that embraces vivid colours, gorgeous tunes and ends with a life-affirming, rabble-rousing burst of sheer joy.

Doors open: 6.30pm approx.
Concert start: 7.45pm
Concert end: 9.45pm approx.