DENIS MATSUEV · NIKOLAI LUGANSKY · BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV RACHMANINOFF THE PIANO CONCERTOS ORCHESTRE DE PARIS CONDUCTED BY STANISLAV KOCHANOVSKY RACHMANINOFF THE PIANO CONCERTOS

CONCERT 1 Piano Denis Matsuev The Rock, Symphonic Poem, Op. 7 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 – Encore – Étude-Tableau in A minor, Op. 39/2

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CONCERT 2 Piano Nikolai Lugansky Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1

Piano Behzod Abduraimov Performing all four piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff in Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 just two days – a challenge for the Orchestre de Paris on the – Encore – Transcription of Tchaikovsky’s Lullaby Rachmaninoff Weekend at the Philharmonie de Paris. Together with three different pianists young conductor Stanislav Kocha- Piano Nikolai Lugansky novsky who is considered one of the most outstanding talents Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 in his homeland Russia, performs the concert. For the first – Encore – Prélude Op. 3 No. 2 concert of the cycle, Russian Rachmaninoff specialist Denis Matsuev takes on the titanic Concerto No. 3 with all his distinc- Length: approx. 108’ tive enthusiasm, before exploring the more modern outline of Cat. no. A 015 50170 0000 the less-known Concerto No. 4. A performance which was hailed by the French press as superlative. In the second concert Nikolai Orchestra Orchestre de Paris Lugansky opens with the Piano Concerto No. 1, a work started Conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky when the composer was a student at the Moscow Conservatoire. Video Director Isabelle Soulard The highlight of the evening is the Piano Concerto No. 2, the most Shot in HDTV 1080/50i popular of Rachmaninoff‘s four piano concertos, performed by the young Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov “who gave a A co-production by CLC Productions / Tangaro, Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris in association superb account, ardent but never stretching the musical line too with ARTE France with the participation of UNITEL far” (Bachtrack). All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Thierry Mamberti · Flyer: mmessner.de

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