Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto weaves uber-romantic melodies with jaw-dropping technique.
Program
Unsuk CHIN: subito con forza
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3
Venue
Music HallConcert Duration
Approximately 107 minutes, including intermissionSeries
Saturday Evenings C
Sunday Afternoons
What's Interesting
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto churns with uber-romantic melodies and Unsuk Chin’s music delights in contrasts. Copland’s last symphony, ringing with bells and brass, brings us home. The finale builds on Fanfare for the Common Man — an enduring masterpiece written for and premiered by the CSO at Music Hall — signaling the culmination and convergence of the composer’s entire career.
What our Musicians are Saying
"I am really looking forward to performing Copland's Symphony No. 3 with my amazing colleagues! The piece is majestic and at times thought provoking. I love playing this piece because of the brass writing. When we have the opportunity to play a piece that is well-written for the noble sounds of the brass, it gives us a chance to play in a way that feels like we are supporting each other with our sounds. It is a marvelous feeling to be a small supporting part in a symphony that is as great as than the sum of its parts."
—Joseph Rodriguez
Sponsors
CSO Season
Sponsor
These concerts are endowed by Martha Anness, Priscilla Haffner & Sally Skidmore in loving memory of their mother, LaVaughn Scholl Garrison, a long-time patron of the Orchestra.
Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.