3rd Philharmonic Concert

Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B minor is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent works of this genre. The opening cadenza with the famous D flat major melody, the powerful, rapid chords of the piano and the wide-ranging, blossoming strings is one of Tchaikovsky's best known - perhaps the best known - themes. Wonderful interplay between piano and orchestra, powerful crescendos, virtuoso cadences and dreamy, even subtle passages characteriz...