CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Performance Thursday, February 13, 2014 | 8 PM

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Seating Chart
Tracing its storied roots back to 1882, Russia’s oldest symphonic ensemble has set the standard for interpreting Russian repertoire, being lauded as “never short of breathtaking” (San Francisco Chronicle). See for yourself when this outstanding orchestra performs a program that includes Giya Kancheli’s … al Niente, a sonic tapestry of ravishing sounds and silences dedicated to conductor Yuri Temirkanov, as well as Tchaikovsky’s treasured Piano Concerto No. 1 with Denis Kozhukhin and excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov’s nationalistic opera based on two Russian legends.

Performers

  • St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Yuri Temirkanov, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
  • Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

Program

  • RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Excerpts from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
  • GIYA KANCHELI ... al Niente
  • TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

Audio

Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso)
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra | Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor | Denis Matsuev, Piano
RCA Red Seal

This performance is part of Concertos Plus.

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