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Classical Music

Rachmaninov Symphony No 3, Royal Festival Hall

On 13 Apr 18, 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM

The impressive Labèque sisters are the piano soloists in a new double concerto

By Claudia Pritchard on 7/3/2018

1 CW reader is interested
Katia and Marielle Labèque give the first performance of Bryce Dessner's Concerto for Two Pianos. Photograph: Brigitte Lacombe
Katia and Marielle Labèque give the first performance of Bryce Dessner's Concerto for Two Pianos. Photograph: Brigitte Lacombe
Rachmaninov Symphony No 3, Royal Festival Hall Rachmaninov Symphony No 3, Royal Festival Hall Claudia Pritchard
Concertos for two pianos are rare and exotic creatures; those over-achievers Mozart and Mendelssohn wrote two each; Poulenc, Stravinsky and Vaughan Williams one apiece, but few other examples exist in the repertoire, so the chance to hear the world premiere of an entirely new one is a significant event.


The London Philharmonic Orchestra has commissioned Bryce Dessner, Golden Globe-nominated composer of the score for The Revenant, to compose one for the Labèque sisters, two performers guaranteed to bring panache and dazzle to anything they play.


The new concerto fits snugly into a concert fittingly entitled Brilliance and Longing – Katia and Mariella Labèque providing the brilliance and Rachmaninov the longing in his songfully melancholic Third Symphony from 1936.


The evening will open with a continuation of this LPO season’s exploration of the works of Stravinsky, this time Jeu des Cartes, written at the same time that Rachmaninov was working on his symphony. Stravinsky’s neo-classical style ballet score features playing-card characters who mirror behaviour in any society’s class system, where haughty Queens and Jacks can be brought down by the lower orders. Conductor John Storgårds deals.


Booking opens 8 Feb 2017. Click here for details of discounts when booking three or more concerts in the London Philharmonic Orchestra's 2017/18 season.

by Claudia Pritchard

What Rachmaninov Symphony No 3, Royal Festival Hall
Where Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX | MAP
Nearest tube Waterloo (underground)
When On 13 Apr 18, 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM
Price £10 - £65
Website Click here for more information and booking



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