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| When: | |
Tuesday 21 October 2008 at 19:30 |
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Corn Exchange, Cambridge |
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| Performers: | |
Freddy Kempf, piano Jonathan Brett, conductor Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra |
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| Programme : | | Aram Khachaturian |
| 1: | | Spartacus Suite No 2 |
| Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 2: | | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 in C minor, Op 18 |
| Pyotr Tchaikovsky | |
| 3: | | Symphony No 4 in F minor, Op 36 |
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| Note: | |
Part of the Cambridge International Concert Series 2008-2009. The mighty Russian orchestras produce a quite distinctive and thrilling sound, and we are delighted to include two of them in this concert series. First off is the Moscow Philharmonic appearing under the dynamic English conductor Jonathan Brett, described by the Independent as brillantly exuberant. Their programme opens with Aram Khachaturian’s best-loved work, his music for the ballet Spartacus, which juxtaposes glorious lyricism with frenetic drama. Now forever linked with the BBC TV series The Onedin Line, the work enjoys enormous popularity in its own right. Having thrilled us with his reading of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto in our last series, Freddy Kempf now tackles the composer’s ultra-romantic Second Concerto (used to such atmospheric effect in David Lean’s classic film Brief Encounter). Since winning the BBC Young of the Year Competition in 1992, Kempf has established himself as an outstanding pianist of international repute. This concert comes to a barnstorming finale with Tchaikovsky’s powerful Fourth Symphony. This gives the brass section plenty to do, not least in the resounding fanfare that opens the work and returns towards the end (incidentally, this featured as the theme tune to the 1970 mini-series Ivanhoe - just to complete the hat trick of film/TV theme tunes!). Another wonderful touch is the third movement scherzo, marked pizzicato ostinato, which gives the strings the chance to show their dexterity. Why not join music writer and critic James Day for fascinating and informative talks about the programme before each concert. Talk will take place at Cambridge University Press Bookshop on the corner of Trinity Street and St Mary’s Street at 6pm. If you are interested in three more or concerts you can benefit from a subscription, immediately reducing the price of your tickets and making a night out at an International Concert Series even better value! Not only that, you will receive a number of extra benefits listed in full in the new orchestral brochure, including a free concert programme and reduced price tickets on other selected shows throughout the year. For details on how to take out a subscription, please click see the International Concert Series page on the Corn Exchange website. |
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£30, £26, £22, £10 (£16 students or under 18s) - Tickets available from 4 August online or from 01223 357851 |
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| Venue: | |
Corn Exchange 3 Parsons Court, Wheeler Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QE England |
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01223 457555 |
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01223 457559 |
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