Composer

Jazz meets classical as pianist Makoto Ozone joins conductor Jun Märkl for Rachmaninoff’s spirited Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Ozone’s own O’Berek, and Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony complete a concert that features vivacity and charm.

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Season Finale: Makoto Ozone plays Rachmaninoff

Hilbert Circle Theatre

For his guest appearance with his Hamburg colleagues, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Chief Conductor of the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra from Hanover, has brought a program featuring three Slavic composers. Nikolai Lugansky, a renowned Rachmaninoff expert who has released a highly acclaimed complete recording of his piano concertos, will be at the piano.

GDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Nikolai Lugansky / Stanislav Kochanovsky

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Experience the sweeping grandeur of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, the perfect climax to a remarkable season of classical music. Rachmaninoff composed this triumphant work after overcoming one of the most famous cases of composer's block in music history.

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Experience the sweeping grandeur of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2, the perfect finale to a remarkable season of classical music. Rachmaninoff composed this triumphant work after overcoming one of the most famous cases of composer's block in music history.

Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2

10th Symphony Concert

Nikolaisaal

We conclude our Philharmonic Concert series with three sonic wonders and the great conductor Sebastian Weigle. As General Music Director of the Frankfurt Opera and the Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​he has been crowned Conductor of the Year four times. He has performed brilliantly at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Bayreuth Festival, and the Berlin State Opera. In addition to his engagements in Frankfurt and his numerous conducting engagements at the world's finest opera houses and concert halls, Sebastian Weigle has also been Chief Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo since 2019.

10th Philharmonic Concert

Exhibition Hall 4

Superstar violinist Hilary Hahn returns with Mozart’s majestic Violin Concerto No. 5. Nicknamed the “Turkish” concerto, it contains a lively section meant to evoke an Ottoman military band. The season concludes with a flourish as Jader Bignamini leads the DSO in Rachmaninoff’s sumptuous Second Symphony, a work beloved for its rich orchestral textures and soaring melodies.

Hilary Hahn performs Mozart

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

In her ESO debut, Harmony Zhu performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a set of 24 variations that is bursting with energy and passion from the first note.

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody

Winspear Centre

End the season with a breathtaking blend of iconic energy, lyrical grace, and emotional depth. Rossini’s William Tell Overture sets the stage, followed by Mascagni’s tender Intermezzo and Boccherini’s virtuosic Cello Concerto. The evening culminates with the sweeping grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, the perfect climax to a remarkable season of classical music.

Rossini, Boccherini, Mascagni & Rachmaninoff

Qixuan Fan, piano

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

The last concert of the season brings us a reunion with an old friend. Sebastian Weigle, long-standing principal conductor and artistic director of the Museumskonzerte, returns to the podium of the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra for the first time since his retirement.

Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra

Alte Oper

In his 2023 CSO subscription debut, Conrad Tao gave a “dazzling, staggering” performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, wrote the Chicago Tribune, in which Tao “carried his melodies masterfully.” As part of the CSO’s monthlong focus on American music, the Illinois native returns with a selection of Gershwin song arrangements interspersed with works by Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Schoenberg and Robert Schumann.

Conrad Tao

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Brothers Demarre and Anthony McGill give a world premiere by jazz piano icon Billy Childs reflecting on America's 250th. Rachmaninoff unapologetically captures the Russian musical spirit in his Symphony No. 3, while Shostakovich elicits a celebratory mood.

Rachmaninoff 3

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

The Music Center at Strathmore

Alexander Malofeev's debut was brilliant! The pianist stepped in for the ill Evgeny Kissin at a concert of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - and the audience could hardly contain itself. The Frankfurt audience rewarded Malofeev's virtuoso playing with thunderous applause, not so much for its power as for its melody and transparency. It was high time for the 23-year-old to give a recital at the Alte Oper. Malofeev readily admits that he feels most at home alone on stage. He then gives an insight into his world of sound: "It's always my own space, even when hundreds of people are listening. I let them in. I like to create my own space. In the Mozart Hall, Malofeev creates a sound space that spans Scandinavia, France, Vienna and his Russian homeland: Characteristic pieces glowing in intense colours.

Alexander Malofeev, piano

Čajkovskij & Rachmaninov

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

The second concert of Music Director Matthias Pintscher’s Rachmaninoff celebration sees Yefim Bronfman, one of the greatest pianists of our time, tackling the composer’s Third Piano Concerto, widely viewed as one of the most difficult concertos ever written. Film buffs may recognize it as the concerto in the 1996 movie “Shine.” The second part of the Rachmaninoff double feature is his Third Symphony, displaying his rich gifts for gorgeous melodies and yearning harmonies. Rounding out the program is the second installment of piano preludes commissioned specially for these concerts — including one by Matthias himself!

Rachmaninoff Celebration, Part 2 Piano Concerto No. 3

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The season finale features the return of Joyce Yang in Rachmaninoff’s exhilarating Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the most intricate, demanding and passionate works in the repertoire. Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers opens the evening with dramatic urgency, leading into Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, a hauntingly beautiful journey from turmoil to resolution.

Rachmaninoff’s Third

Jacoby Symphony Hall

MSO Concertmaster Jinwoo Lee steps into the spotlight to perform Saint-Saëns’s Third Violin Concerto, a veritable showpiece for the instrument’s sparkling character and color. Conductor Iván López Reynoso, who made his U.S. orchestral debut with the MSO, returns to conduct Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, rife with deliciously heartbreaking tunes and romantic melancholy.

Rachmaninoff & Saint-Saëns

Warner Grand Theater

Some composers think bigger, but it takes a special sort of genius to create a whole new musical universe. Everything about Scriabin’s Third Symphony is larger than life, from the enormous orchestra to the galactic ambition of Scriabin’s inspiration – music that he described as ‘ecstatic’, ‘drunken’ and even ‘divine’! If you like Mahler, you’ll love ‘The Divine Poem’, and for Vasily Petrenko, it’s a passion – a musical experience that doesn’t come around every day.

Hisaishi x Scriabin

Royal Festival Hall

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky's symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, we hear the story of an emperor in his ornate Chinese palace and the glorious singing of nightingales that accompanies his life.

BBC NOW - Symphonic Dances

Brangwyn Hall

For the final concert of the season, the UN Symphony Orchestra brings together two towering masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 unfolds with sweeping lyricism and virtuosic brilliance, its unforgettable melodies moving from intimate reflection to triumphant grandeur. Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” completes the evening with music inspired by the American folklore. Join us on June 4 for these delightful crowd-pleasers, filled with passion, drama, and symphonic splendor.

From Piano Passion to Sounds of the New World

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space

Chamber music icons in the former Rothschild orangery. The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester) presents three captivating trios by Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, and Schubert at the premiere of its "Chamber Flicker" series in the historic pavilion in Frankfurt's Günthersburgpark. An early stroke of genius by the young Shostakovich meets a musical gem from the late Schubert and Rachmaninoff's melancholic "Trio élégiaque No. 1." Shostakovich was just 17 when he composed his Piano Trio, which was only published from his posthumous manuscripts in 1983. Schubert's Piano Trio is one of his last and most mature works, which, according to Robert Schumann, swept over the musical scene of the time "like an angry apparition from heaven."

Trio élégiaque

Orangerie

Ashley Ryoo, cello

Saifei Wang, piano

Callan Shanahan, soprano

Jonathan Yi, cello

William Johnson, cello

Just how American is the New World Symphony? Although many listeners swear that they hear snatches of such classic folk tunes as “Turkey in the Straw,” “Three Blind Mice,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” Dvořák later claimed that the Ninth’s title was meant only to describe “impressions and greetings from the New World.” Kicking things off with a commissioned premiere by Tyler Taylor—the 2024 winner of the Emerging Black Composers Project—Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru leads the San Francisco Symphony in a rousing and profound program that also boasts Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto, No. 1, spotlighting Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski. The piano tumbles recklessly, sings ardently, mimics, mocks, and pounds until the meter-juggling finale drives home the happy ending.

Măcelaru Conducts Dvořák’s New World

Davies Symphony Hall

Solamada Pando Girard, baritone

Marie Wurtz, piano

Anthony Reznikovsky, piano

Sam Russ, tuba

The concerts of the Gewandhaus Orchestra are the centrepieces of Frankfurt's Opera Square. It goes without saying that great symphonic music is on the programme at the regular dates of the orchestra with its significant history. On the podium: Andris Nelsons, who has been Gewandhauskapellmeister since 2018. This time, Nelsons and the Leipzig orchestra will be performing two powerful masterpieces that give a glimpse into the soul of their creators: One theory about Dmitri Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony is that he worked through times of deep suffering after Stalin's death. The theory is controversial, but it cannot be denied that the composer gave a harrowing testimony to himself with this work. Sergei Rachmaninov composed himself back to life from a severe creative crisis with his second piano concerto. For Yulianna Avdeeva, music is also a spiritual indicator: ‘With the piano, you share your innermost feelings and thoughts that you often can't put into words.’

Gewandhaus Orchestra

After his brilliant performance at the Cathedral Concert in June 2024, conductor Jan Söderblom returns to the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Together with pianist Alexander Melnikov, he promises fireworks in Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto. This youthful work, later revised by the composer, dazzles with grand Romantic gestures and virtuosic piano brilliance. Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony keeps us in the high-Romantic spirit but takes us across the Atlantic. Amy Beach sought a distinct musical voice for the United States, much like Dvořák. Drawing on her English, Irish, and Scottish heritage, her symphony overflows with warmth and inviting melodies. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is delighted to share these captivating sounds with you.

Rachmaninov with Alexander Melnikov

Queen Elisabeth Hall

TivoliVredenburg

Inspired by Dylan Thomas’ stirring poem, Do Not Go Gentle explores the awe, mystery, and magnitude of the cosmos through music that evokes both the vastness of space and the human spirit’s refusal to fade quietly into the night.

Do Not Go Gentle

Central Presbyterian Church Denver

Mapleton Arts Center

Be swept up in the infectious energy of Javelin, an audience favorite originally composed for the Olympics by American composer Michael Torke. Be dazzled by the keyboard gymnastics of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini performed by Stewart Goodyear, “one of the best pianists of his generation” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Be immersed in the shimmering grace and beauty of Respighi’s Fountains of Rome before being swallowed whole by Pines of Rome, the majestic finale to our 2025-26 season.

Pines Of Rome

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

Journey with Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian through the vivid imagery of Mussorgsky’s glorious Pictures at an Exhibition. “Set to dominate the piano world for a long time to come” (The Times of London), Simon Trpčeski tackles Rachmaninoff’s impressive First Piano Concerto, bursting with virtuosic passages. Joan Tower’s Concerto for Orchestra opens the evening showcasing the exceptional musicians of the VSO.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Orpheum

Some nights are more than concerts—they are milestones. This is one of them. As we celebrate Maestro Muffitt’s incredible 20-year journey with LSO, we do so with music that speaks to legacy and possibility. Jon Nakamatsu performs Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a Theme by Paganini, a piece that blends brilliance with a touch of mischief. We then premiere a brand-new work by LSO Composer-in-Residence Jared Miller—because the best way to honor the past is to embrace the future. And finally, Respighi’s Pines of Rome, a symphonic poem that rises, swells, and shines—just like the city it was inspired by. A fitting way to mark the end of an era and the beginning of whatever comes next.

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Fasten your seatbelt as Alessio Bax tackles Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a creation of massive power and drive and one of the hardest-to-master works in the repertoire. After its premiere in New York City, a critic wrote that “its great length and extreme difficulties bar it from performances by any but pianists of exceptional technical powers.” Its quiet start leads into an astonishing unleashing of notes and hurtles to a riveting conclusion. Copland’s Third Symphony also was first presented in the U.S. Its spirit is undeniably “American”—vital, optimistic, and big-hearted—triumphantly exclaimed in the finale’s stirring “Fanfare for the Common Man.”

Copland & Rachmaninoff

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

The new significant international award will be inaugurated right in the middle of Copenhagen with a fireworks display of a concert with three world stars, when Tivoli Concert Hall hosts the first  Daphne Awards - an award that celebrates the transformative properties of music; a power that we will feel for ourselves in the concert hall, where a top-tuned Tivoli Copenhagen Phil with conductor Alondra de la Parra at the front delivers a veritable parade of classic hits.

Daphne Awards

Tivolis Koncertsal

Born in Cebu, Philippines, Albert Tiu has been called “an artist of uncommon abilities” by American Record Guide. His latest Centaur recording, “Grand Russian”, pairing Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata and Rachmaninov’s 1st Sonata, was cited in ARG: “Even with some legendary competition in this repertoire, Tiu stands tall with his interpretations and technical accomplishment.” Here for an exclusive Queensland concert, Professor Tiu will perform a concert of Classical and Romantic piano favorites.

Albert Tiu in Recital

Queensland Conservatorium

Elsie Lu, Piano

The Juilliard School

Becca Harrison, piano

Be the first to experience the third and final commission for the California Symphony by Saad Haddad, whose music has already garnered praise by critics including the New York Times.

Heroic Rachmaninoff

Lesher Center for the Arts

Conducted by Donato Cabrera, California Symphony performs at the Lesher Center, featuring guest soloist Sofya Gulyak.

Masterworks 9 opens with a new commission from longtime Symphony friend Sydney Guillaume. Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a virtuosic masterpiece that fuses Russian heritage with American influences. After intermission, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra showcases the orchestra in vivid colors and textures, capturing the resilience and adaptability of a composer who embraced his new world.

Masterworks 9: To America

Martin Woldson Theater

Guest Artist: Evelyn Fuentes, Alto Saxophone & 2025 Youth Concerto Competition Winner

Symphonic Dances

Miller Theater

The Texas Medical Center Orchestra concludes its 2025-2026 season with a concert filled with exploration, innovation, and the joy of music.

Russian Fireworks

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti makes his highly anticipated LA Phil debut conducting Rachmaninoff’s masterful Second Symphony. Written during a particularly fruitful period of the composer’s career, the lush and passionate Second bursts with orchestral colors. “[T]here was a real sense of Viotti … getting caught up in the Romantic spirit of the work,” Bachtrack reported following a 2022 performance of the work.

Rachmaninoff & Szymanowski

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Following his acclaimed performance at the Hallé’s 2023 BBC Proms concert, Ukrainian baritone Andrii Kymach and the Hallé Choir once again join forces for a work by Rachmaninov. Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring. Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale – an effective musical illustration of both real and mechanical birdsong – begins proceedings. Following it is Prokofiev’s enigmatic Dreams, the composer’s earliest surviving orchestral work and finally, Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, often dubbed ‘Little Russian’ thanks to its effective use of Ukrainian folksongs, provides a joyful end to the evening.

The Hallé – Spring with Sir Mark Elder

The Bridgewater Hall

Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring.

Spring with Sir Mark Elder

Stephen Joven-Lee, piano

Arim Fremont, born in St. Louis, Missouri, began taking piano lessons at the age of six. She is currently a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, where she is majoring in Philosophy–Neuroscience–Psychology on the cognitive neuroscience track and minoring in music.

Arim Fremont, Senior Minor Recital, piano

560 Music Center

Mystique and Wonder

Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Fabulous "Finnish" - Symphony Orchestra

ISU Center for the Performing Arts

First United Methodist Church, Springfield

The incomparable Stephen Hough, one of the greatest players of our time, returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, a dazzler combining ferocious pianism with Hollywood lyricism. Music Director Laureate Robert Spano returns to conduct a pair of Bernstein symphonies over a two-week residency. This week's concert shines a spotlight on the ASO brass in Bernstein's tumultuous Jeremiah Symphony, based on the Biblical prophet. The Orchestra welcomes the Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor.

America @ 250: Spano Conducts Rachmaninoff + Bernstein

The Woodruff Arts Center

Cameron Leonardi, clarinet

April 2026 Concert

St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

Be immersed in the sweeping romance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. With its themes of love and longing, this symphony envelops its listeners in lush harmonies and soaring melodies, offering a powerful and passionate musical escape.

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2

David Pecaut Square

Experience our season finale concert, an evening brimming with captivating music that spans centuries and styles, featuring masterful works by contemporary and classic composers.

Season Finale: Ravel & Rachmaninoff

Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations

2024/25 Concerto Competition winner Harrison Yang Meng steps into the spotlight with Walton’s Viola Concerto, showcasing the instrument’s rich, expressive voice. The program culminates in Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, a sweeping, romantic masterpiece brimming with lush harmonies and soaring melodies, offering a powerful and passionate musical escape.

Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2

Meridian Arts Centre

From distant shores to dazzling stages, this program tells the story of artists who left their homelands in search of new opportunities, bringing with them rich musical traditions that would flourish in America. Their works—filled with passion, movement, and innovation—embody the spirit of reinvention and triumph. Dai Wei’s Dancing Moonlight shimmers with vibrant energy, blending Eastern and Western influences in a mesmerizing musical dialogue. Acclaimed violinist Vijay Gupta takes center stage for Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, a work of lyrical beauty and virtuosic brilliance that stands as a testament to Neo-Romanticism. Finally, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances bursts with rhythmic fire and nostalgia, a dazzling reflection on past and future. This season finale is one of wonder, resilience, and breathtaking music.

American Dreams

Converse University

From the charm of Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Minuet and Farandole to the majesty of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, this concert brims with energy and grace. Joyce Yang captivates with Rachmaninoff’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2, a work brimming with lyricism and feelings.

Jun Märkl conducts Rachmaninoff and Dvořák

Spring 2026 Concert

University of San Francisco

Sir Stephen Hough: a pianist whose effortless brilliance at the keyboard has been described as little short of genius. John Wilson: the Newcastle-born conductor who knows how to make an orchestra sound like a million dollars. Put them together and sparks will fly – whether in Rachmaninov’s showstopping concerto, Ravel’s sumptuous dream waltz or Vaughan Williams’ glorious technicolor portrait of a great city in all its bustling, glittering life. Trust us: this is going to be special.

Stephen Hough Plays Rachmaninov

Usher Hall

Samuel Lee conducts the Carlo Felice Foundation Orchestra. Alexander Gadjiev on piano. Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Dmitri Shostakovich

Rach 2

Carlo Felice Theater

Legendary cellist and cultural ambassador Yo-Yo Ma reunites with Maestro Tausk and the VSO for an unforgettable performance of Edward Elgar’s deeply moving Cello Concerto, composed in the aftermath of World War I. Paired with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s towering Second Symphony and Samy Moussa’s evocative Adgilis Deda, this is a concert experience to treasure for years to come.

Yo-Yo Ma with the VSO

DACAMERA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of influential American composer Morton Feldman, whose music uniquely suspends time. Feldman broke new ground in musical expression in the 1970’s with his experimental works that strove for the stillness of paintings.

Morton Feldman at 100: “Schubert Leaving Me”

The Menil Collection

The first half of the concert will be of Russian Romanticism music. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov is one of his most technically demanding piano concertos. The young British artist Isata Kanneh-Mason will be presented to the audience in Prague. The second part of the evening will be of Russian music of the 20th century. The chief conductor of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka, will present the neo-classical oratorio-opera Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto was written by the French poet and playwright Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' tragedy of the same name. The title roles will be played by: Ester Paulů (mezzo-soprano), Jiří Brückler (baritone), Pavel Švingr (bass) and Daniel Matoušek (tenor), with Igor Bareš as the narrator. The artists will be accompanied by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the male part of the Prague Philharmonic Choir.

Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto

Rudolfinum

After a fiery overture by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz, this concert centers on two of classical music’s greatest voices. While at its core an elegant and charming Classical-era composition, Beethoven’s second piano concerto includes delightful and innovative surprises that harken to his later Romantic roots. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, on the other hand, is Romantic through and through. This orchestral masterwork is teeming with achingly beautiful melodies, luscious orchestral colors, and vivid emotions.

Lyrical Legends: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff

City of Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

London Symphony

Empress Theatre

Joel Thompson + Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is a virtuoso tour de force. Its scale, technical demands and emotional richness are perhaps the ultimate challenge for a pianist to master, but the challenge is worth the prize as the rippling melodies for the soloist are full of melancholy and heart-rending drama. And if Rachmaninoff’s focus is the soloist, then Bartók’s is the orchestra. His concerto ensures that every instrument gets its chance to shine in a piece that embraces vivid colours, gorgeous tunes and ends with a life-affirming, rabble-rousing burst of sheer joy.

Ulster Orchestra: A Lifetime For Music

Ulster Hall

Coordinator of keyboard skills and non-major piano at the Bienen School, Karen Kan-Walsh has given performances in Russia and China, as well as throughout the Chicago and Ann Arbor areas. An active member of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, she also served as a reviewer for Clavier magazine. Guest collaborative pianist Julian Kwok (‘03 DMus) maintains a private voice studio in New York and holds certificates in vocal and clarinet performance as well as diplomas in piano performance from the Royal Schools of Music, London. Their program showcases music for two pianos as well as Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor, featuring an ensemble conducted by Yelisey (Eli) Zelman.

Karen Kan-Walsh and Julian Kwok, piano

A Lifetime for Music

Belfast

Popular Dutch duo-pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen return to Symphony Hall for a BSO-commissioned world premiere. This music was written especially for them by American composer Andrew Norman, winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for his orchestral work Play. Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite brings the composer’s mastery of orchestral color to his fairy-tale suite, originally written for piano, four-hands. Closing the program is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s tour-de-force for orchestra, by turns powerfully energetic and meltingly lyrical: his Symphonic Dances, the composer’s final work.

Ravel Mother Goose Suite and Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

Boston Symphony Orchestra

The conclusion of the Rachmaninov cycle coincides with the simultaneous debuts at the National of the Italian Daniele Rustioni and the Russian Alexandra Dovgan, 18 years old, new star of the piano: child's play for her than the (numerous) pitfalls of the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini , where the brilliance must not mask the lugubrious reverse. Manfred , a false symphony of its author, takes Berlioz as its model, a disheveled theater which will not fail to displease a maestro of this caliber, accustomed to the greatest opera pits.

Rachmaninov / Tchaikovsky - Daniele Rustioni

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

Rachmaninoff’s breathtakingly beautiful Second Piano Concerto and Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony – From the New World – are two of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire. Rachmaninoff’s concerto is filled with passion, longing and romance, but also serenity and peace. For the first time at Konserthuset Stockholm, we welcome the extraordinary Armenian-American pianist Sergei Babayan – a giant among giants.

Rachmaninov and Dvorák

Stockholm City Hall

An evening of dazzling energy and virtuosity. The incomparable Sir Stephen Hough performs Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

Sir Stephen Hough & Bath Phil

The Forum Bath

Iconic couples – tragic fates: Love is by no means a guarantee of a happy ending, as couples like Romeo and Juliet or Tony and Maria from West Side Story demonstrate. With their compositions, Sergei Prokofiev and Leonard Bernstein created two masterpieces of cult status. Marko Letonja brings these highly dramatic love stories to the stage – as pure, thrilling music. Often enough, however, there are dramas behind the scenes too: Sergei Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, for example, was almost never written. Self-doubt and depression plagued the composer, and he was blocked. Only therapy brought him back to music, back to himself. The concert was a triumphant comeback, full of emotion and depth. As a thank you, Rachmaninov dedicated it to his doctor. It is a musical monument to the strength it takes to get back up again and again.

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 | Benjamin Grosvenor

The Bell, Bremen

Bachauer Gold Medalist Lukas Geniušas and Cliburn Silver Medalist Anna Geniushene—an electrifying husband-and-wife duo—perform a bold two-piano program featuring works by Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Adams’ Hallelujah Junction, and Copland’s El Salón México.

Composer

Sergey Rachmaninoff

Events

Upcoming events

18 - 19 Jun, 2026

GDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Nikolai Lugansky / Stanislav Kochanovsky · Elbphilharmonie

18 - 20 Jun, 2026

Season Finale: Makoto Ozone plays Rachmaninoff · Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Jun 25, 2026

WNO Orchestra & RWCMD Symphony Orchestra 2026 · Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Jun 28, 2026

Guest performance in Bad Kissingen | Kissinger Summer · WDR Sinfonieorchester

1 - 3 Jul, 2026

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 · Grant Park Music Festival

Past events

18 - 20 Jun, 2026

Season Finale: Makoto Ozone plays Rachmaninoff · Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

18 - 19 Jun, 2026

GDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Nikolai Lugansky / Stanislav Kochanovsky · Elbphilharmonie

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