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19:00 | Masterpieces by Sergey Rachmaninov |
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 Moscow City Symphony - Russian Philharmonic, Conductor Sergey Tararin and Alexander Sinchuk (piano) will perform Piano concertos No 2 and 3. Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He was one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, very nearly the last great representative of Russian late Romanticism in classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom that included a pronounced lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich, distinctive orchestral colors. The piano features prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output. He made it a point to use his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of the instrument. Even in his earliest works, he revealed a sure grasp of idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody. Alexander Sinchuk is a Laureate of International Piano Competitions, “… A bright, emotional, powerful pianist. Along with these mighty qualities he does not lose exquisite, soulful lyricism. His style resembles that of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Alexander is captured by Rachmaninoff’s ideas, feels and understands them perfectly. Sinchuk leaves the impression of an intellectual pianist…” (
Yuri Danilin, “Literaturnaya Gazeta”)
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