RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL, WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV NOVEMBER 11–28, 2015 IN BRIEF The Philharmonic presents Rachmaninoff: A Philharmonic Festival, November 11–28, 2015, featuring 23-year-old Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov performing three of the composer’s piano concertos, as well as the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, over the course of three consecutive all-Rachmaninoff programs, each led by a different conductor: Cristian Măcelaru (in his Philharmonic debut), Neeme Järvi, and Ludovic Morlot. The festival will also include a chamber program featuring Mr. Trifonov, co-presented with 92nd Street Y, and a vocal concert presented with the New York Festival of Song. Rachmaninoff continues the Philharmonic’s annual, multi- week festivals, an initiative Alan Gilbert introduced in his inaugural season as Music Director. Biography Combining consummate technique with rare sensitivity, Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent to classical stardom. In the 2014–15 season he makes debuts with the Dallas, Seattle, Vienna, and Toronto symphony orchestras, and returns to the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago and National Symphony Orchestras, and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra. He also tours Japan with the Mariinsky Orchestra and the U.S. with violinist Gidon Kremer, and gives solo recitals at such venues as London’s Royal Festival Hall, Tokyo’s Opera City, Paris’s Théâtre des Champs Élysées, and — for the third consecutive year — at Carnegie Hall. After taking First Prize at both the Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein competitions in 2011, at the age of 20, Mr. Trifonov made debuts with the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, Chicago and Boston Symphony Orchestras, and London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has also made solo recital debuts at Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein, Japan’s Suntory Hall, and Paris’s Salle Pleyel, and has appeared as soloist at the Verbier, Edinburgh, and Lucerne festivals and the BBC Proms. Last season he collaborated with 19 leading orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the London, San Francisco, and National symphony orchestras; returned to Carnegie Hall; won the 2013 Franco Abbiati Prize for Best Instrumental Soloist; and premiered his own first piano concerto in Cleveland. The pianist’s first recording as an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, Trifonov: The Carnegie Recital, joined a discography that already featured a Chopin album for Decca and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Mariinsky Orchestra. Born in Nizhny Novgorod in 1991, Daniil Trifonov studied at Moscow’s Gnessin School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. New York Philharmonic Highlights Daniil Trifonov made his New York Philharmonic debut in September 2012 performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, led by Music Director Alan Gilbert. During the 2014–15 season he returned to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Philharmonic, led by Juanjo Mena. CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL VOCAL CONCERT A Co-Presentation of the New York Festival of Song and Kaufman Music Center Merkin Concert Hall Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Artists tba Program tba RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH CRISTIAN MĂCELARU AND DANIIL TRIFONOV Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Cristian Măcelaru*, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH NEEME JÄRVI AND DANIIL TRIFONOV Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Neeme Järvi, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano RACHMANINOFF/Orch. 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Leytush Russian Song, Op. 11, No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 * New York Philharmonic debut RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL CHAMBER MUSIC WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV A Co-Presentation of the New York Philharmonic and 92nd Street Y 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue Sunday, November 22, 2015, 3:00 p.m. Daniil Trifonov, piano Musicians from the New York Philharmonic RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF String Quartet No. 2 (unfinished) RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL WITH LUDOVIC MORLOT AND DANIIL TRIFONOV Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 27, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Ludovic Morlot, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances RACHMANINOFF: A PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center Saturday, November 28, 2015, 2:00 p.m. Ludovic Morlot, conductor Musicians from the New York Philharmonic Program to include: RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances ### ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE .